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Action & Adventure

Action and Adventure 009 MISSIONE HONG KONG, A 55 DAYS AT PEKING ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA AVENTURE C'EST L'AVENTURE, L' BEAT THE DEVIL

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BELLE HISTOIRE, LA BIGGLES: ADVENTURE IN TIME CALL OF THE WILD, THE

1992 1986 1973

C'ETAIT UN RENDEZ-VOUS (aka REN- 1976 DEZVOUS) CHARLEY ONE EYE 1974 CHINANGO 2006

KISS DADDY GOOD NIGHT LASER MOON LAST GRENADE LETHAL GAMES L'OMBRA DI ZORRO (aka SHADES OF ZORRO) MACE MAN OF VIOLENCE MOB STORY

1990 1990 1970 1990 1962

MOTHER LODE

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1991 1970 1991

CIRCUS WORLD DEATH HOUSE DEATH OF A SNOWMAN EL CID

1964 1987 1976 1961

NIGHT CALLER OMEGA ASSASSIN (aka MISSION KILLFAST) PURE RACE RELUCTANT JUSTICE SCARLET SPEAR, THE SEA DEVILS

FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE

1964

SEVEN DAYS TO KILL

1996

FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCE GOLD

1987 1974

SHOUT AT THE DEVIL SIREN OF ATLANTIS

1976 1948

GUNPOWDER HELL BENT

1986 1990

SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY WALKABOUT

1974 1971

INTO THE FLAMES JERICHO

2002 1937

WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL WHEELS OF TERROR (MISFIT BRIGADE)

1971 1987

JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH

1975

WHO DARES WINS (aka THE FINAL OPTION)

1982

1991 1997 1954 1975

009 MISSIONE HONG KONG, A Italy/West Germany, 1965, col, 85 mins Dir: Ernst Hofbauer

Starring Stewart Granger, Rosanna Schiaffino, Horst Frank

Stewart Granger and Rosanna Schiaffano play CIA agents in this tale of espionage . Assigned to the Hong Kong beat, the CIA agents seek out a smuggling operation who are planning to create a new super-weapon. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

55 DAYS AT PEKING USA, 1962, col, 154 mins Dir: Nicholas Ray

Starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven

Nicholas Ray’s farewell to Hollywood is a dramatisation of the Battle of Peking during the Chinese Boxer Rebellion. Beautifully orchestrated with big action sequences, swooping camera work, and an endearing love story shot in Super Technirama 70. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Spain, 1972, col, 160 mins Dir: Charlton Heston

Starring Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter

Charlton Heston brings his authoritative presence and literary command to the lead role of Marc Antony, in this masterful adaptation of Shakespeare’s tale of the doomed love between the Roman hero and Egyptian Queen. Heston wrote and directed this epic production and used a cast of thousand to recreate the spectacle of ancient Egypt. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

AVENTURE C'EST L'AVENTURE, L' France/Italy, 1972, col, 120 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Johnny Hallyday

An incompetent group of criminals decides to move with the times and try their hand at kidnapping. This adventure comedy is a highly enjoyable, lightweight fun-filled film, and Hallyday's parody of himself is a comic gem. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BELLE HISTOIRE, LA France, 1992, col, 180 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Gérard Lanvin, Béatrice Dalle, Vincent Lindon

A highly inventive and beautifully romantic tale of two lovers reincarnated throughout the ages. Lelouch creates a stunning film, which mixes storytelling, visual symbolism and a gypsy folk music score, to make this one of the most memorable and extravagant of his career.

BIGGLES: ADVENTURE IN TIME UK, 1986, col, 108 mins Dir: John Hough

Starring Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White

Fun, family adventure with great aerial footage. Jim Ferguson falls through a hole in time, which hurls him back to Britain during the First World War. Jim must help his time twin, the daring aviator Biggles - and save the world in the bargain!

CALL OF THE WILD, THE UK, 1973, col, 105 mins Dir: Ken Annakin

Starring Charlton Heston, Michele Mercier

Charlton Heston's starts in this faithful adaption of Jack Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous novel, centered on the adventures of one particular prospector and his loyal canine companion during the gold rush in the Yukon in the 1890s.

C'ETAIT UN RENDEZ-VOUS (aka RENDEZVOUS) France, 1976, col, 9 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Gunilla Friden, Claude Lelouch

Possibly the most intense and exhilarating nine minutes ever captured on film. With no regard for his own safety and that of those around him, Lelouch illegally races around Paris at incredible speed in his Ferrari, breaking multiple traffic laws in the process (he was arrested for this when the film screened in Paris). RENDEZVOUS is one of the most exciting sensory rushes that cinema has produced.

CHARLEY ONE EYE UK, 1974, col, 96 mins Dir: Don Chaffey

Starring Richard Roundtree, Nigel Davenport

In this original Western which is an allegory on racism and violence, the blossoming friendship between a Black Union Army deserter, and a lame Indian is put to the test when a bounty hunter tracks one of them down.

CHINANGO USA, 2009, col, 90 mins Dir: Peter Van Lengen

Starring Marko Zaror, Hugo Stiglitz, Susana GonzĂĄlez

This guerrilla film is the first Latin American martial arts movie (shot in Mexico City in 13 days without a single permit or stunt man) and is packed with dramatic fight scenes. A noble warrior on a quest for a mystical medallion enters into a dangerous contest against an underworld boss.

CIRCUS WORLD USA, 1964, col, 135 mins Dir: Henry Hathaway

Starring John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, Claudia Cardinale

John Wayne plays the Big Top circus boss trying to pull his wild west show through various perils of a European tour. The climactic fire sequence is truly spectacular. Filmed in Super Technirama 70. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DEATH HOUSE USA, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: John Saxon

Starring Dennis Cole, Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon

A man is framed for murder and sent to prison after he falls in love with the daughter of a Mafia Mob boss. Sentenced to death, he uncovers a plot by the military to use death row criminals for scientific experimentation.

DEATH OF A SNOWMAN UK, 1976, col, 87 mins Dir: Chris Rowley

Starring Nigel Davenport, Ken Gampu

In this South African grindhouse gem, a gangster outwits the Mafia to the tune of $5.000.000. On the run from the mob, he surfaces years later as a vigilante killing notorious gangsters in the South African underworld.

EL CID USA, 1961, col, 184 mins Dir: Anthony Mann

Starring Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Geraldine Page

One of the finest epics ever made. Charlton Heston plays the heroic 11th century patriot determined to die for Spain. Superb score by Miklos Rosza. Philip Yourdan’s engrossing script and Anthony Mann’s restrained direction combine to maintain the film’s high reputation. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

EXPERT, THE USA, 1995, col, 92 mins Dir: Rick Avery

Starring Jeff Speakman, James Brolin, Michael Shaner

Exciting action film where a retired special forces trainer enjoys civilian life working for the police. His peaceful existence is shattered when a deranged psychopath brutally murders his sister, feeling betrayed by the judicial system, he sets out to deliver his own brand of justice .

FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE USA, 1964, col, 187 mins Dir: Anthony Mann

Starring Sophia Loren, James Mason, Christopher Plummer

Smart, handsome epic detailing the decadence, corruption, and intrigue that tore apart the greatest empire in the world. The huge production values and outstanding sets produced a great spectacle. Stirring score by Dimitri Tiomkin. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES USA, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Liza Bear

Starring Steve Buscemi, Boris Major, Jessica Stutchbury

A young Moroccan woman leaves her ramshackle native town to embark on a dangerous mission to help her people. Things do not go according to plan and she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue.

GANGSTERS PER UN MASSACRO (KOMMISSAR X) Italy/West Germany, 1968, col, 89 mins Dir: Gianfranco Parolini

Starring Tony Kendall, Brad Harris, Corny Collins

Gangster Arthur Hillary, who is on the run, plans to get his share of a jewellery heist organised with his brother from years ago. Arthur kills his brother and assumes his identity in the hope to reach the hidden jewels.

GOLD UK, 1974, col, 124 mins Dir: Peter Hunt

Starring Roger Moore, Susannah York

A fun and exciting old-school adventure romp, as Roger Moore accidently uncovers a plot to destroy a South African mine which would intentionally devalue the price of gold on the world market. Moore, as you would expect, is highly entertaining. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

GUNPOWDER UK, 1986, col, 88 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring Gordon Jackson, Martin Potter

A vast amount of gold is traded for cash on the stock market, which creates a worldwide financial panic. Interpol investigates and are led to the evil genius Dr. Vache (whose experiments in alchemy have produced gold). Can Interpol stop Dr. Vache and prevent this worldwide financial disaster?

HELLBENT USA, 1990, col, 84 mins Dir: Richard Casey

Starring Phil Ward, David Marciano, Lyn Levand

In this rock 'n' roll update of Faust. A struggling musician desperate for studio time and the chance to pursue his dream, makes a deal with a manager that becomes a pact with the devil.

ICE RUNNER USA, 1992, col, 110 mins Dir: Barry Samson

Starring Edward Albert, Olga Kabo, Victor Wong

A US-agent travels to Moscow for the CIA in order to buy Russian weapons to send to rebels in Afghan-istan. When he gets caught, he hides his identity and receives 12 years in a working camp in Siberia as penalty.

INFERNO A CARACAS (COUNTDOWN TO DOOMSDAY) West Germany/Italy/France, 1966, col, 93 mins Dir: Marcello Baldi

Starring George Ardisson, Pascale Audret, Christa Linder

A group of heroin dealers kidnap the daughter of a shipping magnet and hold her hostage. A detective hot on the trail of the dealers, is hired to find the daughter and foil the criminal's plans before it is too late. Excellent action sequences .

INTO THE FLAMES USA/Mexico, 2002, col, 91 mins Dir: J. Carlos Victorica Reyes

Starring Marko Zaror, Marian Zapico, Antonio Rufino

"Into the Flames (Entre Llamas)" is a hard-hitting Mexican crime-drama about an idealistic cop who struggles to retain his integrity in the face of a corrupt system, as he discovers that most of his police colleagues are dirty.

JERICHO UK, 1937, b/w, 77 mins Dir: Thornton Freeland

Starring Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon

In this absorbing study of revenge and human dignity, a black soldier is convicted of manslaughter for the accidental murder of his sergeant. A senior officer offers to help the solider escape across the African desert to begin a new life.

JERRY LAND CACCIATORE DI SPIE (MAN ON A SPYING TRAPEZE) Spain/Italy/West Germany, 1967, col, 92 mins Dir: Juan de Ordu単a

Starring Wayde Preston, Helga Sommerfeld, Reinhard Kolldehof

An American spy travels to Beirut to deliver a valuable microfilm. On his arrival, he is attacked by enemy agents seeking the contents of the microfilm. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH Spain,1975, col, 90 mins Dir: J. Piquer Simon

Starring Kenneth More, Pep Munne

Professor Lidenbrock buys a manuscript which describes a fantastic voyage to the centre of the earth. The Professor undertakes this voyage immediately and discovers a world of wonder, which includes: a forest of gigantic mushrooms, giant sea serpents, dinosaurs, tempests, earthquakes and a beautiful underground city.

KISS DADDY GOOD NIGHT USA, 1990, col, 86 mins Dir: Peter Ily Heumer

Starring Uma Thurman, Steve Buscemi, David Brisbin

At night, baby-faced Laura robs unsuspecting men who are fooled into the belief that they will be having sex. When a friend of Laura's is killed, she finds out that she has a very dangerous stalker pursuing her. This is a visually inventive film was the debut role for Uma Thurman.

LASER MOON USA, 1990, col, 90 mins Dir: Douglas K Grimm

Starring Traci Lords, Crystal Shaw, Harrison Leduke

A psycho killer is on the loose in a big city. He strikes every full moon and kills women with a surgical laser. The police are desperate for a lead when a man claiming to be the killer calls into a radio talk show with a proposition.

LAST GRENADE UK, 1970, col, 93 mins Dir: Gordon Flemyng

Starring Stanley Baker, Richard Attenborough

A solid cast and good locations feature in this tale of a duel to death between two English mercenaries. Also starring Honor Blackman.

LETHAL GAMES USA, 1990, col, 86 mins Dir: John Bowan

Starring Frank Stallone, Brenda Vaccaro, Karen Russell

A nightclub owner is in love with one of his waitresses but she's in love with someone else. Then a gang of punk rockers starts attacking the club and everyone has to pull together to defend their interests.

L'OMBRA DI ZORRO (SHADES OF ZORRO) Italy/Spain/France, 1962, col, 87 mins Dir: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Starring Frank Latimore, María Luz Galicia, Paul Piaget

Zorro is given another lease of life in this exciting and action-packed Italian adventure. American actor Frank Latimore stars in the dual role of the foppish Don José, and his dashing alterego the Z-carving champion of the poor, Zorro. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MACE USA, 1991, col, 92 mins Dir: William VanDerKloot

Starring Ed Marinaro, Isaac Hayes, Corben Bersen

Malcolm "Mace" Douglas is a tough street-wise cop who, with partner Mark Cain, investigates a series of apparently unrelated heroin deaths. His investigation leads into a shadowy maze of arms dealers, blackmail and international espionage.

MAN OF VIOLENCE UK, 1970, col, 105 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Michael Latimer, Luan Peters

When rumours spread that £30 million in gold has disappeared, there is no shortage of bigtime criminals prepared to do anything to get their hands on the vast hoard. Walker’s affectionate homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the Sixties and into a less optimistic decade. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MARCO POLO Italy/France, 1963, col, 106 mins Dir: Piero Pierotti

Starring Rory Calhoun, Yoko Tani

Spectacular epic of a young adventurer who loves travel, risks and women. Innumerable adventures take him far from his native Italy and ultimately to the Imperial Chinese court - where he makes the acquaintance of the great Kubla Khan.

MOB STORY USA, 1991, col, 94 mins Dir: Jancarlo Markiw

Starring Margot Kidder, John Vernon, Robert Morelli

On the run from a US Senate investigation, a New York mobster leaves the Big Apple for a restful vacation in Palm Springs but all does not go according to plan.

MOTHER LODE USA, 1981, col, 101 mins

Dir: Charlton Heston

Starring Charlton Heston, Kim Basinger, Nick Mancu

A woman and an adventurer set off into the wilderness of British Columbia to search for her missing husband but find a crazed old Scottish miner, who will to do anything to find some long lost buried gold. This thrilling adventure features wonderful location photography of the British Columbia mountains, stunning aerial photography and an excellent dual role performance from Heston as warring twin brothers, as well as providing Kim Basinger with her breakout role. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

NIGHT CALLER USA, 1992, col, 92 mins Dir: Fred Williamson

Starring Peter Fonda, Gary Busey, Robert Forster

A fearless, hard-nosed private eye has a hard time keeping out of trouble. His ex-wife now answers phone sex calls. One of her callers becomes obsessed with her and goes on a wild murder spree.

OMEGA ASSASSIN (aka MISSION KILLFAST) USA, 1991, col, 97 mins Dir: Ted V. Mikels

Starring Tiger Yang, Sharon Hughes, Sonny King

Ex CIA guys have a tough mission - steal back some nuclear detonators and stay alive. Against all odds, with an impossible mission, these guys get it done.

PURE RACE USA, 1994, col, 115 mins Dir: Rocco DeVilliers

Starring Fred Hunting, Gregg Haynes

Two college students, one white and one black, share a ride home from college. When their car breaks down in a small town in Idaho, they unsuspectingly stumble upon a white supremacist group and find themselves fighting for their lives.

RELUCTANT JUSTICE USA, 1997, col, 90 mins Dir: John Harris

Starring John David Harris, Damon Shalit, George Miserlis

A distraught family comes to terms with the assassination of their father at his son's graduation. It soon emerges that this was a mob execution, which raises the question of why was this upstanding member of the community killed in this manner? The film examines the vicious cycle of revenge - at both ends of the moral spectrum.

SCARLET SPEAR, THE UK, 1954, col, 78 mins Dir: George P. Breakston

Starring C. Ray Stahl Dir: John Bentley, Martha Hyer

An excellent adventure film which features realistic wildlife sequences shot on location in Nairobi National Park in Kenya. An army officer fights to prevent a young chief from committing a ritual murder which would start a tribal war. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SEA DEVILS Spain, 1975, col, 90 mins Dir: J. Piquer Simon

Starring Ian Sera, Patty Shepard

Children's action yarn based on a story by Jules Verne, starring Ian Serra as the young captain of a gang of teenage castaways battling slave-traders and pirates on the seven seas. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SEVEN DAYS TO KILL USA, 1996, col, 100 mins Dir: Adam Lima

Starring Gary L. Appel, Kristi Ferrell, Tommy Giavocchini

A lonely, depressed, hate filled drifter (broken by the tragic loss of his lover), attracts the attention of a shadowy character who believes that the drifter has the makings of the perfect hit man…

SHOUT AT THE DEVIL UK, 1976, col, 115 mins Dir: Peter Hunt

Starring Roger Moore, Lee Marvin

Old-style action adventure with a drunkard (Lee Marvin) and an Etonian (Roger Moore) linking up to protect their ivory-poaching business against the Germans in pre-WW1 Zanzibar. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SIREN OF ATLANTIS USA, 1948, b/w, 75 mins Dir: Gregg Tallas

Starring Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Based on the famous adventure book "L'Atlantide" by Pierre Benoît, as two soldiers accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis and fall desperately in love with it's sultry queen.

SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY Canada, 1974, col, 90 mins Dir: John Trent

Starring Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Pollard

Three bank robbers are on the run from the police after killing two men and hide out on a rundown farm in an isolated country district. A terrible retribution awaits them as they start to investigate the farm…

TRAPPOLA PER QUATTRO (LOTUS FOR MISS QUON, A) Italy/France/West Germany, 1967, col, 95 mins Dir: Jürgen Roland

Starring Lang Jeffries, Francesca Tu, Werner Peters

In this playful adventure, filled with the mysteries of the Orient, an American teacher finds a fortune in diamonds during his escapades in the East.

WALKABOUT Australia, 1971, col, 100 mins Dir: Nicolas Roeg

Starring Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil

Roegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s superb, haunting film conveys a trek across the Australian desert by teenager Agutter, her young brother and the aboriginal boy who leads them to safety after their father dies. Stunning eerie photography, touching performances and an intelligent adventure that examines "civilized" values and adolescent sexuality. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL UK, 1971, col, 94 mins Dir: Etienne PĂŠrier

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins

Anthony Hopkins gives a fine performance - a rare action hero role - in this enthralling espionage thriller scripted by Alistair MacLean from his own bestseller. Hopkins plays a naval secret-service agent who is assigned to find out why millions of pounds of gold bullion is being stolen from under the noses of the British government, seemingly by a suave Greek tycoon, played by Jack Hawkins.

WHEELS OF TERROR (aka THE MISFIT BRIGADE) USA/UK/Yugoslavia, 1987, col, 100 mins Dir: Gordon Hessler

Starring Bruce Davison, David Patrick Kelly, D.W. Moffett

An enjoyable action-filled, comic caper featuring Oliver Reed and David Carradine in cameo roles. A motley group of German POWs is enlisted by a Nazi Colonel to destroy a train on the Russian front. If they are successful, they win their freedom. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

WHO DARES WINS (aka THE FINAL OPTION) UK/Switzerland, 1982, col, 125 mins Dir: Ian Sharp

Starring Lewis Collins, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward

When a British agent is assassinated, a radical anti-nuclear group is held responsible and an SAS agent is called upon to infiltrate the group and put an end to their terrorist activities. Inspired by the 1980 SAS rescue of hostages at the besieged Iranian embassy. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

Animation

Animation ALADDIN

1970

ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES - THE LOST SCIMITAR OF ARABIA ALICE IN WONDERLAND - WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE HATTER

2005 2007

ANIMAL FARM

1954

BONJOUR PARIS CHRISTMAS CAROL, A - SCROOGE'S GHOSTLY TALE FABULOUS ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, THE GULLIVER'S TRAVELS JOE AND THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

1946

JOE AT THE KINGDOM OF THE ANTS JOE AT THE KINGDOM OF THE BEES JOHNNY AND THE WICKED GIANT JUNGLE BOOK - RIKKI TIKKI TAVI TO THE RESCUE KIRI THE CLOWN

1971 1971 1951

LITTLE ORBIT ASTRODOG MAGIC ADVENTURE

1973 1979

MATTIE THE GOOSEBOY

1971

MOONTREK

1981

ODYSSEY, THE

2001

PETER NO TAIL

1983

PETER NO TAIL IN AMERICA PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, THE - DOUBLE TROUBLE ROBIN HOOD - QUEST FOR THE KING RUDDIGORE THREE MUSKETEERS, THE - SAVING THE CROWN WATERSHIP DOWN

1985

2006 1977 1983 1972

2006 1966

2007 2006 1966 2007 1978

ALADDIN France, 1970, col, 70 mins Dir: Jean Image A wonderful animated version of the famous Arabian Nights fairy tale, showing the triumph of good over evil and innocence over greed. Directed by Jean Image prior to the release of the Disney version.

ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES - THE LOST SCIMITAR OF ARABIA UK, 2005, col, 68 mins Dir: Rick Unger

Featuring Caprice, Richard O'Brien, Matthew Goode

The famous Arabian Nights tale of the young Prince Ali Baba and his forty loyal thieves. Ali must reclaim his throne and his father’s honour by defeating an evil tyrant.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND - WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE HATTER UK, 2007, col, 47 mins Dir: Rick Unger Lewis Carroll’s quirky, imaginative tale of Alice, the little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange land filled with the most unusual characters. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ANIMAL FARM UK, 1954 col, 72 mins Dir: John Halas and Joy Batchelor Britain's first animated feature is a no-holds-barred adaptation of George Orwell's classic satire on Stalinism, with the animals taking over their farm by means of a revolutionary coup, but then discovering that although all animals are supposed to be equal, some are more equal than others… HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BONJOUR PARIS France 1946, col, 60 mins Dir: Jean Image In this charming animation, The Eiffel Tower realises just how lonely he is as he watches the lovely pigeon Josephine, and her lover. He sets off for a holiday to meet other famous landmarks, but Paris is panic-stricken by the Towers unexpected disappearance.

CHRISTMAS CAROL, A - SCROOGE'S GHOSTLY TALE UK, 2006, col, 48 mins Dir: Rick Unger It is Christmas Eve and everyone is excitedly getting ready for the seasonal festivities, apart from the miserly old skinflint, Ebeneezer Scrooge. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

FABULOUS ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, THE France, 1977, col, 78 mins

Dir: Jean Image

Hailed by the French Press as a masterpiece of animation, this classic film tells the tale of Baron Munchausen's most astonishing adventure, his secret mission for the King of Trubeskan. In which the Baron meets a flying horse, is swallowed by a gigantic whale and travels into the heart of a volcano in a balloon.

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Spain, 1983, col, 82 mins Dir: Cruz Delgado After a huge storm, young adventurer Gulliver has to abandon his ship and swim to an island. Little does he know that the island is Brodignag, the land of giants! A delightful animated version of the famous story by Swift.

JOE AND THE SLEEPING BEAUTY France, 1972, col, 60 mins Dir: Jean Image In this educational and charming piece of children's animation, heroic Little Joe travels through the Kingdom of Flies to help his friend the beautiful Queen Bee. Accompanied by Bzz and Saw-Fly, Joe sets off on a series of incredible adventures through this fascinating insect world.

JOE AT THE KINGDOM OF THE ANTS France, 1971, col, 60 mins Dir: Jean Image Invited by the Queen of the Ants to visit Antsville, Little Joe discovers the marvels of the Ant Micro-Kingdom. Two guides and a kindly dignitary named Shnouk show Little Joe the many surprises and delights of their Ant Empire, in this charming animated tale.

JOE AT THE KINGDOM OF THE BEES France, 1971, col, 60 mins Dir: Jean Image Little Joe enters the magical Kingdom of the Bees as the Queen Bee's guest of honor. When the Queen's necklace is stolen, Little Joe starts his quest to find the necklace despite the presence of a villainous band of hornets!

JOHNNY AND THE WICKED GIANT France, 1951, col, 78 mins Dir: Jean Image This prize winning animated feature is adapted from a tale by Charles Perrault. Johnny sets out to rid the land of an evil giant, but the giant reduces Johnny to the size of a bee. Johnny is welcomed into Bee-Land and heroically defends the Queen Bee. He then leads the bees in an attack against the giant.

JUNGLE BOOK - RIKKI TIKKI TAVI TO THE RESCUE UK, 2006, col, 50 mins Dir: Rick Unger Deep in the jungle, the baby Mowgli is rescued from the fierce tiger Shere Kahn and is raised by a family of wolves. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

KIRI THE CLOWN France, 1966, col, 5 mins x130

Dir: Jean Image

Follow the merry adventures of Kiri, clown extraordinary, as he and his puppet circus travel from town to town. Kiri and his inseparable friends, Meowful the mischievous cat and Cockadoole the lovable parrot, are always quarrelling or getting themselves into unexpected scrapes but they always have a wonderful time ! Kiri's colourful and amusing adventures are ones that younger children will especially enjoy.

LITTLE ORBIT ASTRODOG France, 1973, col, 74 mins

Dir: Jean Image

Somewhere in our galaxy the spaceship Cosmos is under attack. The only survivor of this encounter is Rubin the Robot who lands on Earth and meets Terry, a boy with a passion for space travel. Rubin asks Terry and his friends to help him find the Cosmos as they fly off in a rocket as their thrilling adventures begin…

MAGIC ADVENTURE Spain, 1979, col, 70 mins Dir: Cruz Delgado The adventures of Jim and Polly, who go off to play in a forest and meet several unusual characters even Hans Christian Andersen himself! They fly off to Neverplayland a country where children aren’t allowed to play and turn it into Everplayland - just in time for a happy ending!

MATTIE THE GOOSE BOY Hungary, 1977, col, 75 mins

Dir: Attila Dargay

Classic cartoon adapted from a famous Hungarian tale based on the poem by Mihaly Fazekas. Music based on the Hungarian Rhapsodies of Franz Liszt. Young Mattie the Gooseboy leads a peaceful life until one day the local lord decides to have his goose for lunch. Mattie saves his friend from this horrible fate but is rewarded by 25 blows from a stick. Mattie then swears to return the punishment to the wicked lord three times which he achieves by taking on a number of disguises…

MOONTREK France, 1981, col, 76 mins Dir: Jean Image The much-loved Baron Munchausen is back for more fabulous adventures. This time he goes to visit the Moon in a flying galleon, to find a race of creatures who have discovered the secret of immortality!

THE ODYSSEY UK, 2001, Col, 105 mins

Dir: Valentas Ashkinis

Animation based on Homer's classic epic poem about the wanderings of Odysseus after his conquest of Troy. Using Odysseus and his crew as pawns in their games, the gods find ways of adding years to his travels. Finally Odysseus finds himself at the gates of Hades itself. Penelope, Odysseus' faithful wife, waits in vain for his return. Odysseus does not give up hope that he will one day find his way back to her.

PETER NO TAIL Sweden, 1983, col, 81 mins

Dir: Stig Lasseby

In a barn deep in the Swedish countryside, five kittens are born, one of them without a tail. The foreman of the farm saves this kitten and hides it in a car. When the owner of the car drives back to town he has no idea what is on the back seat. His family are astounded to find the tail-less kitten, and the children beg to be allowed to keep him...

PETER NO TAIL IN AMERICA Sweden, 1985, col, 80 mins

Dir: Stig Lasseby

Pelle is a cat who was born without a proper tail. He compensates this by studying hard and, much to the dismay of his archrival Måns, receives a fancy degree very few cats in Sweden have obtained. Some time later he is visited by his relative Pelle Swanson who invites him over to visit his new home country America to find a tale.

PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, THE - DOUBLE TROUBLE UK, 2007, col, 50 mins Dir: Rick Unger Mistaken identities make for a remarkable adventure as a poor beggar boy swaps places with Prince Edward. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ROBIN HOOD - QUEST FOR THE KING UK, 2006, col, 48 mins Dir: Rick Unger Robin Hood learns that King Richard is on his way home from the Crusades; however Prince John has other plans and arranges to kidnap the King en route. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

RUDDIGORE UK, 1966, col, 54 mins Dir: Joy Batchelor Set in 19th-century England, this lively film of Gilbert and Sulli-van’s well-known work was the first operetta to be animated. A story of love and revenge with ghosts and magic is an ideal vehicle for animation, made with the co-operation of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

THREE MUSKETEERS, THE - SAVING THE CROWN UK, 2007, col, 48 mins

Dir: Rick Unger

The Three Musketeers star in this swashbuckling adventure based on the timeless story by Alexander Dumas. Porthos, Aramis and Athos – and of D’Artagnan – who dreams of becoming a Musketeer himself, as they loyally serve King Louis of France. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

WATERSHIP DOWN UK, 1978,

col, 92 mins

Dir: Martin Rosen

Featuring John Hurt, Ralph Richardson, Richard Briers

This beautifully crafted tale, based on Richard Adams’s bestseller about a colony of rabbits seeking somewhere safe to live, is an inspirational, serious-minded saga about survival, human insensitivity and courage. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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Comedy 29 ACACIA AVENUE

1945

HARD ROCK ZOMBIES

1994

ORCALE, THE

1953

ANGEL WHO PAWNED HER HARP, THE 1954

HELL IS SOLD OUT

1951

ORDERS ARE ORDERS

1954

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

1960

HIGH SEASON

1987

OVER THE GARDEN WALL

1950

BONDITIS

1968

HOLIDAYS WITH PAY

1948

OXFORD BLUES

1984

BONNE ANNEE, LA

1973

HOMMES, FEMMES, MODE D'EMPLOI

1996

PENNY POOL, THE

1937

BOOTS! BOOTS!

1934

HONOURABLE CATHERINE

1942

PERFECTLY NORMAL

1990

BOY WHO STOLE A MILLION, THE

1961

IMPURE THOUGHTS

1985

POLKA DES MENOTTES, LA

1956 1966

1952

INN FOR TROUBLE

1960

REQUIEM PER UN AGENTE SEGRETO (REQUIEM FOR A SECRET AGENT)

CALLING ALL CROOKS

1938

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME

1975

REVANCHE DE LA ROGER HONTE, LA

1946

CANDY

1968

IT'S A GRAND LIFE

1953

RIDING HIGH

1938

CAR TROUBLE

1986

LADIES WHO DO

1964

ROBERT ET ROBERT

1978

CATTLE CALL (NATIONAL'S LAMPOON) 2006

LANDLORD BLUES

1987

ROGER LA HONTE

1945

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

1996

LAXDALE HALL

1952

ROI DES RESQUILLEURS, LE

1945

CHANTEUR INCONNU, LE

1946

LEND ME YOUR HUSBAND

1935

SATURDAY NIGHT OUT

1964

CINESI A PARIGI, I (CHINESE IN PARIS) 1974

LET'S HAVE A MURDER

1950

SAY HELLO TO YESTERDAY

1971

CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL, A

1989

L'EXTRAVAGANTE MISSION

1945

SCHOOL FOR RANDLE

1949

CONFLICT OF WINGS

1954

BRANDY FOR THE PARSON

LIGHT UP THE SKY

1960

SIGNORE E SIGNORI

1966

CORSE A PERDICUORE (LESSONS FOR 1980 THE LOVELORN)

LITTLE NOISES

1991

SIMON SIMON

1971

COURAGE D'AIMER, LE

2005

LOVE IN EXILE

1936

SMIC SMAC SMOC

1971

CUP-TIE HONEYMOON

1947

LOVE MATCH, THE

1955

SO THIS IS NEW YORK

1948

DANCIN' THRU THE DARK

1990

LOVE'S A LUXURY

1952

SOFT TOP, HARD SHOULDER

1993

DATE WITH A DREAM, A

1948

LUNCH HOUR

1963

STATUE, THE

1971

DONNA SCARLATTA, LA (THE BITCH WANTS BLOOD, THE)

1969

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN DEADLY SINS

1972

STORIE SCELLERATE (BAWDY TALES)

1973

DOUBLE BUNK

1961

MAKE ME AN OFFER

1955

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

1959

FAST FOOD

1989

MARIE DU PORT, LA

1949

THAT SINKING FEELING

1979

FEU NICOLAS

1943

MIRACLES N'ONT LIEU QU'UNE FOIS

1950

TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

1952

FIND THE LADY

1977

MISS ROBIN HOOD

1952

THINGS HAPPEN AT NIGHT

1948

FIVE GOLDEN HOURS

1961

MONTY PYTHON'S AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

1971

TOUT CA POUR CA

1993

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

1989

NEVER ON TUESDAY

1988

TRASTEVERE

1971

FOR THE LOVE OF ADA

1972

NOBODY'S PERFECT

1990

TROUBLE WITH EVE

1960

GAY DOG, THE

1954

NON TOCCATE LA DONNA BIANCA (DON'T TOUCH THE WHITE WOM- 1970 AN)

TWO AND TWO MAKE SIX

1962

GAY OLD DOG

1935

NOT NOW DARLING

1973

UNE POUR TOUTES

1999

GIRL ON THE BOAT, THE

1961

OFF THE DOLE

1935

WHAT A CARRY ON!

1949

GIRL WHO COULDN'T SAY NO, THE

1969

OH NO DOCTOR

1934

WHAT CHANGED CHARLEY FARTHING

1975

GREAT MCGONAGALL, THE

1974

OPERATION CUPID

1960

WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE

1969

GREGORY'S GIRL

1980

ONE WILD OAT

1951

YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE

1952

HARASSED HERO, THE

1954

OPERATION CUPID

1960

ZITS

1988 1988

29 ACACIA AVENUE UK, 1945, b/w, 83 mins Dir: Henry Cass

Starring Gordon Harker, Carla Lehmann

A sweet comedy of errors adapted from a successful West End play. A couple arrive home early from a failed holiday to find their daughter about to marry and their son's involvement in his girlfriends divorce!

ANGEL WHO PAWNED HER HARP, THE UK, 1954, b/w, 76 mins Dir: Alan Bromly

Starring Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento, Alfie Bass

An angel finds that she needs money to fulfil her ambition on earth and her only solution is to pawn her harp.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES UK, 1960, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Charles Crichton

Starring Peter Sellers, Robert Morley

A sparkling black comedy directed by Crichton, with an amusing supporting cast and a bright script adapted from a story by James Thurber. The elderly accountant of an Edinburgh tweed firm plans to dispose of the new efficiency officer, the American battle-axe Constance Cummings.

BONDITIS Switzerland, 1968, col, 93 mins Dir: Karl Suter

Starring Gerd Baltus, Marion Jacob

His name is Born, Frank Born, and he suffers from an illness known as Bonditis!! In this very funny parody, Frank believes he is James Bond. His entire reality is shaped around this fantasy as he believes he has to save the world!

BONNE ANNEE, LA France, 1973, col, 90 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Lino Ventura, Françoise Fabian, Charles Gérard

A criminal recently released from jail tries to pick up the threads of his life and find that special someone he knew before his imprisonment. An enjoyable comedy that takes its inspiration from Hitchcock's “To Catch a Thief." HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BOOTS! BOOTS! UK, 1934, b/w, 80 mins Dir: Bert Tracy

Starring George Formby, Beryl Formby

A boot-boy at a hotel falls for a maid. After a series of adventures, the couple finds themselves as the stars of the hotel cabaret, and the maid is revealed to be the long-lost relative of a wealthy hotel resident.

BOY WHO STOLE A MILLION, THE UK, 1961, b/w, 82 mins Dir: Charles Crichton

Starring Maurice Reyna, Virgilia Texera

To help his father, a 12-year-old Spanish boy takes out a small "loan" by stealing the nearest bundle of notes he can froma bank. Once in the street, he discovers that the small loan is really a million pesetas! Suddenly he is the most wanted criminal in town, with both the law and the lawless chasing him.

BRANDY FOR THE PARSON UK, 1952, b/w, 79 mins Dir: John Eldridge / Alfred Shaughnessy

Starring Kenneth More, Alfie Bass, Charles Hawtry

A couple on a yachting holiday find themselves unwittingly smuggling brandy into Great Britain.

CALLING ALL CROOKS UK, 1938, b/w, 85 mins Dir: George Black

Starring Leslie Perrins, Duggie Wakefield

Madcap adventures ensue in this amusing comedy featuring a crooked promoter who gets his just dessert's thanks to the efforts of two detectives.

CANDY UK, 1968, col, 124 mins

Dir: Christian Marquand

Starring Ewa Aulin, Richard Burton, Marlon Brando

'Candy', written by Terry Southern, the screenwriter of "Dr. Strangelove" and "Barbarella", is one of the great satirical postwar novels. Mocking the period's attitudes to sex, this is the tale of the misadventures of an attractive and naïve teenage girl that every man falls in lust with. The film boasts an all-star cast.

CAR TROUBLE UK, 1986, col, 93 mins

Dir: David Green

Starring Julie Walters, Ian Charleson

In the throes of a midlife crisis, a man buys a new Jaguar and forbids his wife to drive the dream car. His neglected wife retaliates by taking the car out for spin and with a combination of bad luck and lust, she gets trapped inside while in flagrante with a younger lover. Music by Meat Loaf. HD

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(NATIONAL LAMPOONS) CATTLE CALL USA, 2006, col, 83 mins Dir: Martin Guigui

Starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jenny Mollen, Nicole Eggert

The comic insanity of National Lampoon returns in this great mixture of “Porky’s” and “American Pie”. Three lonely guys set up a fake casting call but when they find the per-fect girls for the “roles” the truth comes out and these actresses don't want the parts, they want revenge. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CAUGHT IN THE ACT UK, 1996, col, 92 mins Dir: Mark Greenstreet

Starring Sara Crowe, Leslie Phillips

Unrequited love knows no bounds, as Lucinda plans a quiet, peaceful holiday with two friends. However, in order to seduce the man of her dreams, Lucinda enters one of his regional talent shows and puts on a showstopper of a performance to win his heart.

CHANTEUR INCONNU, LE France, 1946, b/w, 100 mins Dir: AndrĂŠ Cayatte

Starring Tino Rossi, Lucien Nat

A Parisian trader is struck by the wonderful voice of a fisherman named Paolo. Paolo, we find out, was once a famous opera singer but suffered amnesia when someone tried to kill him. Filled with anger and rage, Paolo swears to find and kill his mysterious assailant.

CINESI A PARIGI, I (CHINESE IN PARIS) France/Italy, 1974, col, 115 mins Dir: Jean Yanne

Starring Jean Yanne, Nicole Calfan, Macha MĂŠril

Overnight, Paris is peacefully invaded by the Chinese Army and millions of Chinese people... It's the occupation all over again but with a modern, funny twist.

CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL, A UK, 1989, col, 92 mins Dir: Michael Winner

Starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins

An excellent British cast stars in Michael Winner's fine adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's riotously funny play about a small-town amateur dramatics society. A new member to the local theatre group discovers that the drama on stage is quite often nothing compared to the seduction, fighting and jealousy that occur off stage.

CONFLICT OF WINGS UK, 1954, col, 84 mins Dir, John Eldridge

Starring John Gregson, Guy Middleton, Beryl Cooke

In rural Norfolk, villagers are spurred into action when it is announced that the nearby RAF station is taking over a much-loved bird sanctuary for target practice.

CORSE A PERDICUORE (LESSONS FOR THE LOVELORN) Italy, 1980, col, 95 mins Dir: Mario Garriba

Starring Andy Luotto, Mirella D'Angelo, Claudio Spadaro

A nerdy, intellectual unwittingly falls in love with the woman of his dreams. The problem is he worries too much about his inane existence, his insecurities and his inability to fit in with the hip crowd.

COURAGE D'AIMER, LE France, 2005, col, 103 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Mathilde Seigner, Maïwenn, Massimo Ranieri

A superb snapshot of modern Paris, focusing on the exploits and dramas of a number of different people trying to live and love in the big city. A highly involving and beautifully shot film, stepped in romanticism and with an evocative score by Francis Lai. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CUP-TIE HONEYMOON UK, 1947, b/w, 93 mins Dir: John E. Blakeley

Starring Sandy Powell, Pat McGrath

In this fun and innocent comedy, a manager of a successful football team wants his son to play for his team in the cup final. His talented son, however, is torn between playing for either his school's or his father’s team. Thanks to a pretty young lady the son makes the right decision in the end.

DANCIN' THRU THE DARK UK, 1990, col, 95 mins Dir: Mike Ockrent

Starring Ben Murphy, Con O'Neill, Peter Beckett,

Liverpudlian Linda is on her hen night and is having major doubts about getting married, bumping into her ex-boyfriend - who was the love of her life - doesn’t help either. An atmosphere-laden and comic character piece written by Willy Russell ("Shirley Valentine", "Educating Rita"). HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DATE WITH A DREAM UK, 1948, b/w, 55 mins Dir: Dicky Leeman

Starring Jean Carson, Terry-Thomas

A war-time band decides to break up after a very triumphant Middle East tour. As life after the war has not been too kind or successful for any of the members, they have a reunion concert and decide to form a successful nightclub act.

DONNA SCARLATTA, LA (BITCH WANTS BLOOD, THE) France/Italy, 1969, col, 90 mins Dir: Jean Valère

Starring Monica Vitti, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein

A beautiful heiress to a perfume dynasty learns that her boyfriend has squandered her empire. In revenge, she kills him and then plans to kill herself after spending the last week of her life on an incredible shopping spree in Paris. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DOUBLE BUNK UK, 1961, b/w, 92 mins Dir: C.M. Penn. Richards

Starring Ian Carmichael, Sidney James

Newly-weds step aboard a battered houseboat thinking their house-hunting problems are over. That seem's to be the case until they go on a short trip and end up in France!

FAST FOOD USA, 1989, col, 90 mins Dir: Michael A Simpson

Starring Traci Lords, Jim Varney, Michael J Pollard

When a fast food chain chooses a struggling gas station for its next location, the kids of Hopkins College figure it must be a prime spot and beat them to it. But until they start to spike the burgers with an aphrodisiac, business isn't good.

FEU NICOLAS France, 1943, b/w, 98 mins Dir: Jacques Houssin

Starring Rellys, Jacqueline Gauthier

Poor Nicholas: he owns an unsuccessful business, his lovely wife is presumably unfaithful, and his friends are unreliable. One day he decides to pretend to be dead and when everybody falls for his plan he ends up winning the lottery!

FIND THE LADY UK, 1977, col, 90 mins Dir: John Trent

Starring Dick Emery, Peter Cook, John Candy

A detective sergeant and his ever-vigilant partner are assigned to watch two bumbling baddies who have been hired by an unscrupulous uncle to kidnap his socialite niece. A comedy in the style of POLICE ACADEMY featuring Peter Cook and Dick Emery.

FIVE GOLDEN HOURS Italy/UK, 1961, b/w, 90 mins Die: Mario Zampi

Starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse

A kind and sensitive undertaker carries out his profession with particular care, to both the living and the dead. This gallant life goes on peacefully until he meets a fascinating young widow, he helps her as best he can, but she desperately needs twenty million dollarsâ&#x20AC;Ś

FORBIDDEN FRUIT USA, 1989, col, 90 mins Dir: Kenneth Schapiro

Starring Paul Hartel, Elain Graham

Inter racial comedy about a couple who are about to get married - without having told their families that he is white and she is black.

FOR THE LOVE OF ADA UK, 1972, col, 89 mins Dir: Ronnie Baxter

Starring Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl

Walter and Ada Bingley are celebrating their first wedding anniversary, unaware that their friends and family are planning a big surprise party. The events leading up to the party, however, are full of comic mishaps and calamity, as nothing seems to be going to plan...

GAY DOG, THE UK, 1954, b/w, 87 mins Dir: Maurice Elvey

Starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark

Jim Gray loves his racing greyhound more than his family and due to the dog's success, they can only race out of town. In the big race, Jim notices some stiff competition and backs another dog while his friends lose heavily betting on Jim's dog, but they force Jim to cough up some cash!

GAY OLD DOG UK, 1935, b/w, 62 mins Dir: George King

Starring Edward Rigby, Ruby Miller

Two brothers, a vet and a doctor, work in partnership in a small village. When a young woman has a baby on their doorstep, they look after the family. The vet is ensnared by the golddigger who soon relieves him of all his money, while the doctor saves the baby's life following

GIRL ON THE BOAT, THE UK, 1961, b/w, 91 mins Dir: Henry Kaplan

Starring Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin

In this amusing, good-humoured comedy based on a P.G. Wodehouse novel, Norman Wisdom and Richard Briers both fall in love with a young lady leading to hi-jinks aboard a liner. Wisdom employs the best of his talent in this romantic farce.

GIRL WHO COULDN'T SAY NO, THE Italy, 1969, col, 82 mins Dir: Franco Brusati

Starring George Segal, Virna Lisi

Franco spots his childhood friend Yolanda at a train station while on official business. They decide to escape the establishment, and travel to Florence. When they get there they discover that Franco cannot come to terms with Yolanda's non-conformist ways.

GREAT MCGONAGALL, THE UK, 1974, col, 89 mins Dir: Joseph McGrath

Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers

See Peter Sellers as you’ve never seen him before - as Queen Victoria! Add the talents of Spike Milligan and the result is a riot of inspired lunacy as we follow the adventures of William McGonagall, positively the worst poet in the world. This inspired performance reveals yet another aspect of Peter Sellers' many faceted genius.

GREGORY'S GIRL UK, 1980, col, 91 mins Dir: Bill Forsyth

Starring Gordon J. Sinclair, Dee Hepburn

Bill Forsyth’s enchanting comedy tells the story of a Scottish schoolboy with a passion for a schoolgirl soccer star. Forsyth’s naturalistic script conjures up winningly quirky jokes and endearing romantic complications. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HARASSED HERO, THE UK, 1954, b/w, 61 mins Dir: Maurice Elvey

Starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill

In this fun comedy, a wealthy hypochondriac accidentally becomes embroiled in a counterfeit racket upon his departure to a rest home.

HARD ROCK ZOMBIES USA, 1994, col, 93 mins Dir: Krishna Shaw

Starring Lisa Toothman, Jennifer Coe, Ted Wells

In this outrageous horror comedy in the style of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. Jesse, a handsome lead singer meets a strange young woman and her murderous family. Soon Jesse and the band are on a one-way trip to the cemetery but return from the dead for revenge and, of course, a final gig.

HELL IS SOLD OUT UK, 1951, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Michael Anderson

Starring Richard Attenborough, Mai Zetterling

Presumed dead in World War II, a novelist returns home to find that a new novel he supposedly wrote is a best seller. He discovers the identity of the imposter, but his publisher persuades him to continue the deception.

HIGH SEASON UK, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Clare Peploe

Starring Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox, Kenneth Branagh

On the Greek island of Rhodes, Kate, an expatriate photographer, lives quietly with her daughter. To encourage tourism, a sculpture of the 'Unknown Tourist' is commissioned for the town square, but the sculptor is Kate's ex-husband. Beautiful Greek Island scenery (like MAMMA MIA).

HOLIDAYS WITH PAY UK, 1948, b/w, 115 mins Dir: John E. Blakeley

Starring Frank Randle, Sally Barnes

A family visit Blackpool for a holiday and the daughter of the family befriends a young man whose cousin is trying to kill him, to gain a wealthy inheritance.

HOMMES, FEMMES, MODE D'EMPLOI France, 1996, col, 122 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Fabrice Luchini, Bernard Tapie, Alessandra Martines

A hilarious comedy about the difference between the sexes giving rise to a number of truthful observations about love. This highly enjoyable film uses humour to show the comic idiosyncrasies of love, and is one of Lelouchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most entertaining comedies. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

HONOURABLE CATHERINE France, 1942, b/w, 99 mins Dir: Marcel l'Herbier

Starring Edwige Feuillère, Raymond Rouleau

Catherine is finding it hard to make ends meet and decides to resort to blackmailing couples who have "something to hide". All goes well until Catherine finds herself dealing with a case of adultery, which has to be kept hidden at all costs from the husband concerned.

IMPURE THOUGHTS USA, 1985, col, 93 mins Dir: Michael A Simpson

Starring Brad Dourif, Mary Beth MacDonough, Lane Davies

Four male friends are reunited after several years, but the meeting place is Purgatory.

INN FOR TROUBLE UK, 1960, b/w, 90 mins Dir: C.M. Penn-Richards

Starring Peggy Mount, Leslie Phillips

After 25 years’ service with Belcher’s Brewery, the Larkins are allowed to run a remote country pub. A rival brewer hears that a new road is to be constructed near the Larkins pub and decides to make life difficult for them.

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME Canada, 1975, col, 90 mins Dir: John Trent Starring Anthony Newley, Stephanie Powers, John Candy, An intriguing plot throws together a mad-cap mix of demented artists, inept cops, urban redevelopment, corrupt politics, thwarted love, a fake kidnapping, high-speed chases with garbage trucks, and finally, a happy ending! costs from the husband concerned.

IT'S A GRAND LIFE UK, 1953, b/w, 102 mins Dir: John E. Blakeley

Starring Frank Randle, Diana Dors

An accident-prone soldier, who has problems even making tea for his unit, succeeds in saving a beautiful corporal (Diana Dors) from the lecherous clutches of his Sergeant Major. This comedy was the final film role for the popular music-hall comic Frank Randle.

LADIES WHO DO UK, 1964, b/w, 85 mins Dir: C.M. Penn Richards

Starring Peggy Mount, Robert Morley

An amusing farce where an office cleaner accidentally finds a highly lucrative stock market tip in the bin she is cleaning out. She and her friends become rich and powerful all thanks to the office waste bins!

LANDLORD BLUES USA, 1987, col, 96 mins Dir: Jacob Burckhardt / William Gordy Starring Mark Boone Jr A slum tenant with a terrible landlord finally gets his revenge in slasher-flick fashion.

LAXDALE HALL UK, 1952, b/w, 77 mins Dir: John Eldridge

Starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan, Fulton Mackay

A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish highlands where the residents are complaining about poor links with the outside world. However, after a very short time the visitors come to appreciate this way of life.

LEND ME YOUR HUSBAND UK, 1935, b/w, 61 mins Dir: Frederick Hayward

Starring John Stuart, Nancy Burne

A bored husband finds himself in love with his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend, and elopes with her. He finds out his mistresses is not perfect after she destroys his car, he soon changes his mind and is glad to return to his wife!

LET'S HAVE A MURDER (aka STICK EM UP) UK, 1950, b/w, 95 mins Dir: John E. Blakeley

Starring Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss

Two clumsy detectives investigating the murder of a singer scare themselves when they accidentally reveal the killer to be a respectable psychiatrist, secretly a notorious jewel-thief. A rare film venture by this top radio comedy team.

L'EXTRAVAGANTE MISSION France, 1945, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Henri Calef

Starring Martine Carol, Simone Valere

In this amusing comedy, a suicidal man is saved by a stranger who asks him to leave for Indochina with a mysterious suitcase. The suitcase is full of banknotes which the man can't get rid of it no matter how much he tries!

LIGHT UP THE SKY UK, 1960, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Lewis Gilbert

Starring Benny Hill, Tommy Steele, Ian Carmichael

A sparkling comedy drama set in World War II. A rag-tag bunch of misfits pull together in the country's hour of need under the direction of Lt Ogelby in the British Army. Although the cast is littered with comedians, the tone and setting of the movie is comic but moving in its portrayal of ordinary British men thrown together in extraordinary times.

LITTLE NOISES USA, 1991, col, 110 mins Dir: Jane Spencer

Starring Crispin Glover, Tatum O'Neal, Rik Mayall, John C McGinley

A struggling young writer wants success, fame and fortune. He also wants love and approval from his best friend Stella. He's just created a masterpiece that his agent loves…but there's a problem - the work is stolen from his best friend….

LOVE IN EXILE UK, 1936, b/w, 78 mins Dir Alfred L. Werker

Starring Clive Brook, Helen Vinson

Ruritanian comedy which tells the tale of King Regis VI who, having abdicated to make way for a dictator, outwits the "opposition" and stages a surprise return to the throne of his country.

LOVE MATCH, THE UK, 1955, b/w, 85 mins Dir: David Paltenghi

Starring Jill Adams, Arthur Askey, Shirley Eaton

A north country train driver's enthusiasm for his local football team lands him in trouble at home and at work.

LOVE'S A LUXURY UK, 1952, b/w, 88 mins Dir: Francis Searle

Starring Derek Bond, Patricia Raine

A theatre producer and an actor try and have a quiet week in a country cottage. Their efforts are thwarted by the arrival of a variety of estranged wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters! A farcical set of circumstances and mistaken identities ensues that in the end, love prevails.

LUNCH HOUR UK, 1963, b/w, 75 mins Dir: James Hill

Starring Shirley Ann Field, Robert Stephens, Nigel Davenport

An executive’s affair with a young woman at work goes wrong when he hires a hotel room for a lunchtime meeting. Scripted by John Mortimer from his own play. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN DEADLY SINS UK, 1972, col, 107 mins Dir: Graham Stark

Starring Spike Milligan, Julie Ege

Seven comic episodes adapted from the Bible each starring a top comedian written by Britain’s best comedy writers. The cast reads like a Who’s Who of 60/70s British Comedy with players such as Ian Carmichael, Ronald Fraser, Spike Milligan, Leslie Phillips and Harry Secombe. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MAKE ME AN OFFER UK, 1955, col, 88 mins Dir: Cyril Frankel

Starring Mark Baker, Alfie Bass, Peter Finch

An antique dealer has an ambition to own a famous vase.

MARIE DU PORT, LA France, 1949, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Marcel Carné

Starring Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel

Fisherman Jules Le Flem is being buried, and the entire fishing port is in mourning. Chatelard (Jean Gabin), a rich businessman from Cherbourg, is meanwhile waiting in a café for his mistress, the dead man's daughter, and accidentally meets her lovely sister Marie (Nicole Courcel)... Adapted from a novel by Georges Simemon.

MIRACLES N'ONT LIEU QU'UNE FOIS France, 1950, b/w, 104 mins Dir: Yves Allégret

Starring Jean Marais, Alida Valli

In 1939, Jérôme and Claudia fall in love but are separated before they are able to marry due to the war. They meet again after the war but somehow their feelings for each other have changed…

MISS ROBIN HOOD UK, 1952, b/w, 76 mins Dir: John Guillermin

Starring Margaret Rutherford, James Robertson Justice,

A mixture of fantasy and farce with Margaret Rutherford as an elderly eccentric seeking help to revive her family's ancient whiskey formula.

MONTY PYTHON'S AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT UK, 1971, col, 85 mins Dir: Ian MacNaughton, Terry Gilliam Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam

Monty Python’s Flying Circus is regarded as a milestone in British comedy. This, their first feature film, is an anthology of the funniest sketches from the legendary TV series. A must for everyone with a taste for black and outrageous humour.. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NEVER ON TUESDAY USA, 1989, col, 90 mins Dir: Adam Rifkin

Starring Claudia Christian, Andrew Lauer, Peter Berg

This comedy chronicles the exploits of two young men who attempt to exchange the dull pace of the mid-west for the exciting life of LA, but things take a turn for the surreal after a head-on collision leaves them stranded in the desert with a beautiful woman. Great comic cameos from Nicolas Cage, Charlie Sheen, Emilo Estevez and Judd Nelson.

NOBODY’S PERFECT USA, 1990, col, 90 mins Dir: Robert Kaylor

Starring Chad Lowe, Gail O'Grady, Patrick Breen

A charming adolescent romantic comedy, loosely based on “Some Like It Hot”, in which a love-struck teenager is so desperate to be near his new beloved that he dresses as a girl and joins the women’s tennis team to be her double's partner for the tennis club's championship

NON TOCCATE LA DONNA BIANCA (DON'T TOUCH THE WHITE WOMAN) France/Italy, 1974, col, 108 mins Dir: Marco Ferreri

Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli

A highly stylized, surreal farce about the events leading up to Custer's Last Stand, anachronistically re-enacted in an urban renewal area in Paris.

OFF THE DOLE UK, 1935, b/w, 89 mins Dir: Arthur Mertz

Starring George Formby, Beryl Formby

In this fun comedy, Formby’s character has been habitually on the dole for years until he inherits his uncle’s investigative agency. Formby attempts to become a successful detective but after several misadventures, he manages to net a big-time criminal whom the police have been after for years!

ONE WILD OAT UK, 1951, b/w, 78 mins Dir: Charles Saunders

Starring Robertson Hare, Stanley Holloway

A barrister attempts to discourage his daughter's infatuation for a philanderer by revealing his past. The plan backfires when the daughter's would-be father-in-law threatens to reveal the barrister's own shady background.

OPERATION CUPID UK, 1960, b/w, 65 mins Dir: Charles Saunders

Starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landon

Three shady characters, Charlie, Cecil and Mervyn find themselves the unwilling proprietors of a matrimonial agency. A millionaire looks fair game to Charlie, who marries her only to find that she is as penniless as he. Since love conquers all, there has to be a happy ending!

ORACLE, THE UK, 1953, b/w, 85 mins Dir: C.M. Pennington-Richards Starring Robert Beatty, Virginia McKenna, Mervyn Johns An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's racing results to a newspaperman resulting in national uproar.

ORDERS ARE ORDERS UK, 1954, b/w, 78 mins Dir: David Paltenghi

Starring Sid James, Tony Hancock, Peter Sellers

An American movie company decides to shoot a science-fiction film using an army barracks as location and the soldiers as extras. However, the commander persuades the crews to use a nearby haunted house instead.

OPERATION CUPID UK, 1960, b/w, 65 mins Dir: Charles Saunders

Starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landon

OXFORD BLUES UK, 1984, col, 97 mins Dir: Robert Boris

Starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy,

Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy make a fine pairing in this 80s class and culture clash comedy. A cocky young American pursues the girl of his dreams to Oxford, where he joins the rowing team. A modern take on "A Yank at Oxford."

PENNY POOL, THE UK, 1937, b/w, 85 mins Dir: George Black

Starring Luanne Shaw, Tommy Fields

Factory hand Renée is sacked for filling in her football pools coupon during work time. Her boyfriend finds her a job managing a cafe, but her coupon is found by a workman who puts his name on it, and he wins. Luckily, Renée doesn't find herself empty-handed in the end thanks to her boyfriend!

PERFECTLY NORMAL UK, 1990, col, 107 mins Dir: Yves Simoneau

Starring Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley

The story of Renzo Parachi, who leads a dull and quite life...and likes it that way. He works at the local brewery’s bottling plant and plays goalie for the company hockey team. He also drives a cab at night, where he picks up a fare who will change his life - Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner.

POLKA DES MENOTTES, LA France, 1956, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Raoul André

Starring Jean Lefevre, Harry Max

In mysterious and funny thriller, four people go to the police and admit to the murder of the same victim. When the police investigate the crime, they find four more serious suspects…

REQUIEM PER UN AGENTE SEGRETO (REQUIEM FOR A SECRET AGENT) Italy/Spain/West Germany, 1966, col, 102 mins Dir: Sergio Sollima

Starring Stewart Granger, Daniela Bianchi, Peter van Eyck

In this James Bond spoof, a morally corrupt US Secret Service agent must thwart the covert conspiracy of an enemy spy network that threatens world peace. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

REVANCHE DE LA ROGER HONTE, LA France, 1946, b/w, 90 mins Dir André Cayatte

Starring Lucien Coedel, Maria Casarès

While hiding out from the French police Laroque has made a fortune in Canada. He returns to France in order to prove his innocence, in particular, to his shamed daughter who plans to marry.

ROBERT ET ROBERT France, 1978, col, 105 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Charles Denner, Jacques Villeret, Jean-Claude Brialy

A sweet and tender tale of friendship as two lonely men named Robert meet at a computer dating service. Both are dominated by their mothers and are not very successful with women. Lelouch creates a highly entertaining and absolutely charming film, in which the realistic and affecting performances. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ROGER LA HONTE France, 1945, b/w, 100 mins Dir: André Cayatte

Starring Lucien Coedel, Maria Casarès

Roger Laroque is an honest businessman framed on a murder charge by his mistress, Laroque escape's prison and is believed to have drowned. When he returns home to search for his daughter, he finds out that his wife died from grief and swears to avenge his family.

ROI DES RESQUILLEURS, LE France, 1945, b/w, 100 mins Dir: Jean Devaivre

Starring Rellys, André Gabriello

The adventures of two resourceful folk singers on the road to success: in order to win the hearts of two beautiful socialites, the singers each take on a new identity and practice cheating on a large scale in all kind of sports…

SATURDAY NIGHT OUT UK, 1964, b/w, 100 mins Dir: R.Hartford Davis

Starring Heather Sears, Bernard Lee

The nostalgic SATURDAY NIGHT OUT centers on a group of sailors who are enjoy an overnight shore leave in Swinging London. The sailors hit the town looking for a hedonistic cocktail of thrills and alcohol, finding love, excitement, adventure and a fight with a boxing champion !

SAY HELLO TO YESTERDAY UK, 1971, col, 96 mins Dir: Alvin Rakoff

Starring Jean Simmons, Leonard Whiting, Evelyn Laye

Culture-clash comedy examining the differences in class and the generation gap as an affluent middleaged housewife, whose marriage is failing, is romantically pursued by an enthusiastic young man dur-

ing a shopping trip around London. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SCANDAL IN PARIS, A USA, 1946, b/w, 100 mins Dir: Douglas Sirk

Starring George Sanders, Carole Landis

An amusing comedy adventure about a notorious 19th-century rogue called Vidocq and how this robber, con-man and ne'er-do-well managed to become a top Paris policeman; which is based on a true story.

SCHOOL FOR RANDLE UK, 1949, b/w, 90 mins Dir: John E. Blakeley

Starring Frank Randle, Maudie Edwards

Flatfoot Mason and his friends are the bane of the staff of the school at which Flatfoot is janitor - and where one of the pupils is Mason's long-lost daughter. School for Randle contains the usual Randle slapstick antics with some good belly-laughs thrown in for good measure.

SIGNORE E SIGNORI Italy/France, 1966, b/w, 118 mins Dir: Pietro Germi

Starring Virna Lisi, Gaston Moschin, Nora Ricci

The Palme d'Or winning film is one of the finest Italian comedies of the era, taking a comedic look at sex in three short stories. As a husband pretends to be impotent to cover up his affair, a bank clerk who abandons his wife for his mistress, and the tale of a promiscuous underage woman who the men of the village all want to seduce.

SIMON SIMON UK, 1971, col, 30 mins Dir: Graham Stark

Starring Graham Stark, Michael Caine, Peter Sellers

An almost silent comedy short full of slapstick fun as two workmen are given an elevated platform and have many funny misadventures.

SMIC SMAC SMOC France,1971, col, 90 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Catherine Allégret, Amidou, Jean Duguay

A charming tale in which two friends are determined to make their co-workers’ wedding unforgettable. Filmed in eight days, with an extremely tight budget, it displays Lelouch's gentle sentimentality and skilful incorporation of Francis Lai’s great score.

SOFT TOP, HARD SHOULDER UK, 1993, col, 89 mins Dir: Stefan Schwartz

Starring Peter Capaldi, Frances Barber, Catherine Russell

A mild-mannered young man has to return to his home in Glasgow to attend his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60th birthday party in order to be sure to inherit a fortune. On the way, he picks up a hitchhiker with a secret and it becomes less and less likely that he will arrive in time. Peter Capaldi (the new Doctor Who) wrote and stars in the film and the cast also includes Simon Callow, Richard Wilson, Frances Barber, Jeremy Northam and Phyllis Logan, with soundtrack by Chris Rea. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

STATUE, THE UK/USA, 1971, col, 84 mins Dir: Rod Amateau

Starring David Niven, Virna Lisi, Robert Vaughn

A Nobel-prize-winning professor becomes disconcerted when his wife creates a sculpture of him which is perfectly accurate in every detail except for one very private part of his anatomy. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

STORIE SCELLERATE (BAWDY TALES) Italy, 1973, col, 93 mins Dir: Sergio Citti

Starring Silvano Gatti, Enzo Petriglia, Sebastiano Soldati

In Rome, 1850, two young men await execution. They spend their last hours telling each other erotic stories, which are recreated in the film. Co-written by Pasolini.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UK,1959, col, 62 mins Dir: Charles Saunders

Starring Richard Murdoch, William Kendall

Two con artists are scammed by a pair of fraudsters to gain control of a thriving business. The police become involved in the deception, but the police are more sympathic than the con artists thought they would be.

THAT SINKING FEELING UK, 1979, col, 90 mins Dir: Bill Forsyth

Starring Robert Buchanan, John Hughes

In this charming dĂŠbut director Bill Forsyth manages to combine a satire of yuppie ideals with an homage to Hollywood heist movies. In this witty, light-hearted comedy, a gang of bored unemployed teenagers in Glasgow get involved in a madcap adventure with sinks, cream cakes and transvestism. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE UK, 1952, b/w, 79 mins Dir: Lewis Gilbert

Starring Dora Bryan, Hermione Badderley, Sid James

An English village with almost 100% employment is to receive a visit from the Prime Minister. The Village Council would like to have 100% unemployment which means that they have to do something about the village drunk.

THINGS HAPPEN AT NIGHT UK, 1948, b/w, 79 mins Dir: Francis Searle

Starring Gordon Harker, Robertson Hare

Adapted from a period West End farce, Things Happen at Night features a cast of British comedy stars trying to banish a mischievous poltergeist from possessing a young lady at a stately home.

TOUT CA... POUR CA! France/Canada, 1993, col, 116 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Marie-Sophie L., Francis Huster, Fabrice Luchini

Another Lelouch gem which cleverly addresses his recurring themes of love, fate and the human character. This comedy of manners is centred on a trial, examining the accused, the lawyers and the judge who are all being unfaithful to their wives. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TRASTEVERE Italy, 1971, col, 103 mins Dir: Fausto Tozzi

Starring Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Caprioli, Vittorio De Sica

A collection of colourful vignettes set in Rome as Vittorio De Sica searches for a lost pet and encounters along the way, a gay nobleman, a suicidal American, the local prostitutes, and has various intrigues and misadventures. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

TROUBLE WITH EVE UK, 1960, b/w, 64 mins Dir: Francis Searle

Starring Robert Urquhart, Hy Hazell

In this comedy adapted from June Garland’s play "Widows are Dangerous", a mild-mannered councillor falls in love with a vivacious comedy actress, a widow with a teashop and a beatnik daughter…

TWO AND TWO MAKE SIX (aka THE GIRL SWAPERS) UK, 1962, b/w, 89 mins Dir: Freddie Francis

Starring George Chakiris, Janette Scott

In this fun, romantic farce, an Air Force pilot goes AWOL with his girlfriend. They encounter another young couple and as both men are dressed exactly alike and ride the same bike mayhem ensues as the women climb aboard the wrong bikes.

UNE POUR TOUTES France, 1999, col, 120 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Anne Parillaud

Three actresses believe romance is dead and plan to each snare a rich husband. This sexy comedy, which is Lelouch’s take on the classic “How to Marry a Millionaire”, is full of humour, visual panache, and is a wonderful parody of modern sexual values.

WHAT A CARRY ON! UK, 1949, b/w, 94 mins Dir: John E. Blakeley

Starring Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss

Top radio comics Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warris join the army, encounter singing sergeantmajor Josef Locke and pretty lady corporal Terry Randall, and generally create havoc in a series of slapstick episodes.

WHAT CHANGED CHARLEY FARTHING UK, 1975, col, 101 mins Dir: Sidney Hayers

Starring Hayley Mills, Doug McClure

A comedy adventure with Doug McClure as a rollicking sailor having adventures on and escaping from an island in the middle of a revolt with the help of Warren Mitchell, sweet Hayley Mills and her irascible stepfather Lionel Jeffries.

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE UK, 1969, col, 86 mins Dir: Menahem Golan

Starring Norman Wisdom, Sally Geeson

Norman Wisdom stars as a bored bank clerk who picks up two female hitchhikers on the way to a conference. His life is turned upside down by the over-sexed duo, resulting in innuendo, fun, and a fresh appreciation of life.

YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE UK, 1952, b/w, 81 mins Dir: Terry Bishop

Starring Duncan Macrae, Charles Hawtrey, Ronnie Corbett

The puritanical head of a Scottish university is laid low by his own folly.

ZITS USA, 1988, col, 97 mins Dir: Arthur Sherman

Starring Danielle DuClos, Jason Kristofer

This fun comedy is a hilarious parody of the spy thriller. A group of Washington school kids dupes the KGB into buying a large amount of useless information to pay for their teacher's eye operation. The Russians are happy to pay for this information as they believe they are obtaining important state secrets, as the kids' parents are all top-ranking CIA agents.

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Documentary 13 JOURS EN FRANCE AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

1968 1975

AROUND THE WORLD WITH ORSON WELLES

1956

BLUE SUEDE SHOES

1980

BRENDAN BEHAN'S DUBLIN

1968

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME

1972

BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?

1975

BRUTES AND SAVAGES

1978

BUDO, THE ART OF KILLING

1979

CHARLTON HESTON (AND BEN HUR) A PERSONAL JOURNEY CHARLTON HESTON PRESENTS THE BIBLE

2011 1997

DE GAULLE - THE MAN WHO WAS FRANCE

1975

DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE, THE

1974

D'UN FILM A L'AUTRE

2010

EDWARDIAN CHILDHOOD, AN

1975

EVERY DAY EXCEPT CHRISTMAS

1957

FASCISTA

1974

HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL, A

2001

JAMES DEAN: FIRST AMERICAN TEENAGER

1975

LONDON IN THE RAW

1964

NAKED IN AMERICA

2011

NAVY IS A SHIP

1970

PEACEMAKING 1919

1971

POUR UN MAILLOT JAUNE

1965

PRIMITIVE LONDON

1965

SATURDAY MEN, THE SEARCH FOR MICHAEL ROCKAFELLER, THE

1962 2011

VOICE OF THE SPIRITS

1992

WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS

1957

13 JOURS EN FRANCE France, 1968, col, 75 mins Dir: Guy Gilles, Claude Lelouch, François Reichenbach A colourful and compelling documentary chronicling the events of the 1968 French Winter Olympics. The camera captures the exhilarating speed and the excitement of a number of winter sports, including bobsled, downhill racing and ski jumping. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' UK, 1975, col, 85 mins Dir: Peter Neal

Starring Fats Waller, Nat King Cole etc.

An intriguing documentary compilation of vintage ‘glamour’ and so-called 'naughty' films spanning the period of 1900 - 1940s. It provides a dose of nostalgia, naughty burlesque and a wonderful Jazz soundtrack.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH ORSON WELLES UK, 1956, b/w, 180 mins

6 x 30 min programmes

Dir: Orson Welles

Directed in 1955 as a series for British television, Welles leads us around Europe introducing famous artists and cultural highlights, the most intriguing episode is titled ‘The Third Man Returns To Vienna’, Other episodes include ‘Pays Basque I & II’, ‘St.-Germain-des-Prés’, ‘Chelsea Pensioners’ and ‘Madrid Bullfight.’ HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BIGGER SPLASH, A UK, 1974, col, 100 mins Dir: Jack Hazan

Starring David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger

David Hockney, the most brilliant and successful painter of our time, stars in the true story of his life and his art. The film portrays the "Hockney set", his life in London, his dreams of California and his escape to New York. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BLUE SUEDE SHOES UK, 1980, col, 90 mins Dir: Curtis Clark

Starring Bill Haley, Cliff Richard

A musical celebration displaying the vitality and excitement of rock'n'roll. Beginning with Bill Haley, the film charts the roots of the genre from the early 50s featuring rarely seen footage of the greats, such as Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, and provides a stunning insight into the music's history.

BRENDAN BEHAN'S DUBLIN UK, 1968, col, 29 mins Dir: Norman Cohen

Starring The Dubliners

The spirit of a most unusual city, presented through the eyes of one of its most talented and colorful citizens with typical street ballads sung by the Dubliners lending their special brand of vocal imagery to the setting.

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME UK, 1972, col, 28 mins

Dir: David May

A straightforward plea against internment in Northern Ireland, featuring the controversial politician Bernadette Devlin, who forcefully puts forward the argument that the creation of camps has increased despair and terrorism.

BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? UK, 1975, col, 103 mins

Dir: Philippe Mora

A chronicle of an unforgettable period in American history - the twelve years spanning the Wall Street crash to the decimating attack on Pearl Harbour. The soundtrack features Bessie Smith, Woody Guthrie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday.

BRUTES AND SAVAGES USA, 1978, col, 107 mins

Dir: Arthur Davis

Fascinated by forbidden rituals and ceremonies, world explorer Arthur Davis takes a crew with hidden cameras to Africa and South America to record the beauty and horror of the law of the jungle. BRUTES AND SAVAGES is the filmed document of his death-defying adventures and is a shocking and brutal mondo.

BUDO, THE ART OF KILLING Japan, 1978, col, 101 mins

Dir: Masayoshi Nemoto

An award winning 1978 Japanese martial arts documentary. Considered a cult classic, the film is a compilation of various Japanese martial art demonstrations by several famous Japanese instructors such as Gozo Shioda, Taizaburo Nakamura and Teruo Hayashi. Martial arts featured in the film include: Karate, Aikido, Kendo, Sumo, and Judo among others.

CHARLTON HESTON (AND BEN HUR) A PERSONAL JOURNEY USA, 2011, col, 78 mins

Dir: Philip Strick

In 1958, Charlton Heston traveled with his family to Rome to star in “Ben-Hur” which would become one of the most successful, critically acclaimed and enduring films of all time, as well as the winner of 11 Oscars. This unparalleled insight uses footage and photographs taken on the set to explore the huge financial risk it took to produce this epic and goes behind the scenes examining how the special effects were created as well as Heston’s own thoughts on the film. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

CHARLTON HESTON PRESENTS THE BIBLE USA, 1997, col, 206 mins

Dir: Tony Weston

Using a mixture of live action and illustration, Charlton Heston takes the viewer on a magnificent and impassioned journey through the main chapters of the Old and New Testaments, drawing on the King James text. Enriched by Heston’s remarkable performance and narration and with an evocative score from Leonard Rosenman, “The Bible” captures the passion, power and drama of these inspiring tales.

DE GAULLE - THE MAN WHO WAS FRANCE UK, 1975, b/w, 50 mins

Dir: Philip Strick

A revealing study of the controversial politician who fascinated Europe. Examining the era spanning the early days of the Second World War up to his death in 1970, Britain's leading political journalist of the time, James Cameron, investigates De Gaulle's meteoric rise to fame.

DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE, THE UK, 1974, col, 90 mins

Dir: Lutz Becker

A dramatic documentary tracing the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party through the social chaos of the Weimar Republic. Examining how the party provoked and manipulated the uncertainty within the period and exploited nationalistic feelings to corrupt society as a whole.

D'UN FILM A L'AUTRE France, 2010, col, 104 mins

Dir: Claude Lelouch

An anthology documentary produced by Les Films 13 that celebrates the work of highly venerated French auteur Claude Lelouch, examining his filmography over the course of his fifty plus year career. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

EDWARDIAN CHILDHOOD, AN UK, 1975, col, 29 mins

Dir: Colin Clark

In this charming exploration of the 1900s, Sir Kenneth Clark reminisces about his privileged youth in England, from the early part of the 20th century to the beginning of World War II. Based on his autobiography entitled 'Another part of the Wood'.

EVERY DAY EXCEPT CHRISTMAS UK, 1957, b/w, 44 mins

Dir: Lindsay Anderson

This is one of the early films of the Free Cinema movement and was also the first episode of the famous series "Look at Britain!". This documentary examines the work and world of Covent Garden's fruit and vegetable market.

FASCISTA Italy, 1974, b/w & col, 109 mins

Dir: Nico Naldini

Documentary examining the rise of fascism in Italy from 1922 to 1940, from the March on Rome to Italy's entry into the war. More than a film about fascism, it is a portrait of Mussolini, containing historical footage and unpublished documents from the Istituto Luce.

HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL, A Jamaica, 2001, col, 52 mins

Dir: Chris Browne

28 years after the making of THE HARDER THEY COME, Chris Browne pays homage to all those who contributed to the outstanding success of the classic film. Directors Perry Henzell and Trevor Rhone remember how, against all the odds, they were able to produce a film of rare authenticity and emotional impact.

JAMES DEAN: FIRST AMERICAN TEENAGER UK, 1975, col, 78 mins

Dir: Peter Hollywood

This documentary examines Dean's effect upon succeeding generations of young people over the past twenty years. It is aimed at relaying the social significance of James Dean the icon, whilst at the same time giving as through an account as is possible of his life.

LONDON IN THE RAW UK, 1964, col, 87 mins

Dir: Arnold L. Miller

'The world’s greatest city laid bare!’ Peering voyeuristically behind the grimy net-curtains of 1960s London life into seedy bars and clubs and burrowing beneath the glittering façade of the capital’s glamorous cocktail lounges and casinos. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NAKED IN AMERICA USA, 2011, col, 89 mins

Dir: Josi W. Konski

This compelling documentary looks at the experiences of four American couples who shed their clothes and inhibitions for the first time when they spend a week at a luxury nudist resort. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NAVY IS A SHIP UK, 1970, col, 36 mins

Dir: Peter Baylis

An informative documentary short examining working on a naval ship, the documentary studies the crew and the procedural routines on board which are a daily occurrence for the sailors.

PEACEMAKING 1919 UK, 1971, col, 50 mins

Dir: David Mingay

A complex and multi-layered investigation into the Treaty of Versailles, the agreement that was intended to conclude the war to end all wars. Compiled from documents of the period, it provides an introduction to the problems and methods of the peacemakers, emphasising the magnitude of the crisis faced in 1919.

POUR UN MAILLOT JAUNE France, 1965, b/w, 35 mins

Dir: Claude Lelouch

A fascinating short documentary which chronicles the exciting events of the 1965 Tour de France, using footage of cyclists Frank Alamo, Michel Barbey and Felice Gimondi. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PRIMITIVE LONDON UK, 1965, col, 91 mins

Dir: Arnold L. Miller

Off-beat, uninhibited, tantalising and titillating sequel to "London in the Raw." This film reveals the dark underbelly that lurked behind the bright lights of 1960s London. Audiences are treated to such delights as burlesque clubs, beauty contests, and all-night cafes. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SATURDAY MEN, THE UK, 1962, b/w, 30 mins

Dir: John Fletcher

Every Saturday afternoon during the season over a quarter of a million people watch football in the Midlands, the appeal of each match depends largely upon the success of the local team. This film is a portrait of such a team - their work and leisure, their views and aspirations, their hopes and prospects.

SEARCH FOR MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER, THE USA, 2011, col, 90 mins

Dir: Fraser Clarke Heston, Milt Machlin

This revealing documentary investigates one of the events surrounding the mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, heir to the dynasty, who vanished in 1961 during an expedition off the coast of New Guinea. The documentary weaves eyewitness accounts and thought-lost footage (from journalist Milt Machlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1969 expedition in search of Rockefeller) to dispel a number of wild theories about the disappearance (including kidnapping, held captive by cannibals, ruling a primitive tribe) to discover the grisly truth behind the disappearance. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

VOICE OF THE SPIRITS France, 1992, col, 52 mins

Dir: Christophe Cognet

A rare document exploring the music of the Lobis (a little known ethnic group from South Burkina Faso), this music has a deeper reach into the culture's spirituality reflecting the mysticism and reality of their daily life.

WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS UK, 1957, b/w, 53 mins

Dir: Karel Reisz

A seminal documentary taken from the LOOK AT BRITAIN series, filmed by New Wave director Karel Reisz, examining the daily activities of members of the Lambeth Youth club in late 1950s London. Which records the frustrations, aspirations and values of the generation.

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Drama 1957

MAN WITHOUT A FACE

1935

SEVENTH VEIL, THE

1945

1978,

FOUR (aka FOUR EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN) FOUR IN THE MORNING

2006

MAPANTSULA

1988

SECRETS OF A WINDMILL GIRL

1966

ALL THE RIGHT NOISES

1969

FRATERNITY ROW

1965

MARIAGE

1974

SI C'ÉTAIT A REFAIRE

1976

AMATI GIRLS, THE

2001

FREEDOM: THE VOICE OF EINHAROD

1978

MARKED ONE, THE

1963

SILENT TOUCH, THE

1992

AMOUR AVEC DES SI, L'

1962

FRUIT DEFENDU, LE

1990

MASTER OF BANKDAM, THE

1947

SILVER DARLINGS, THE

1947

AMY

1984

GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE

1952

MATTER OF CHOICE, A

1965

SIN

1972

ANNA PAVLOVA

1984

GIRL ON APPROVAL

1968

MEN OF STEEL

1932

SMOOTH TALK

1985

ATTENTION BANDITS!

1987

A NOUS DEUX

1979

ABSOLUTION

GYPSY GIRL

1962

MIOCHE, LE

1936

SPARE THE ROD

1961

BABETTE'S FEAST (BABETTES 1987 GÆSTEBUD)

HAPPY VALLEY, THE

1997

MISERABLES, LES

1995

SWEET WILLIAM

1980

BARRY

1948

HASARDS OU COINCIDENCES

1987

MISS JULIE

1972

SYSTEM, THE

1964

BETWEEN TWO WOMEN

2002

HEART OF THE EARTH

1998

MISTER JOHNSON

1991

TALL HEADLINES, THE

1952

BIG TRUCK AND POOR CLARE 1978 (SHORT CUT TO HAIFA)

HER PRIVATE HELL

2007

MOLIERE

1978

TASTE OF EXCITEMENT, A

1968

BLIND CORNER

1963

HOMEBOY

1988

NIGHTHAWKS

1978

TEMPEST, THE

1979

BLUE BLOOD

1974

HOMMES VEULENT VIVRE, LES

1961

TEST POSITIVE

1989

1955

HOUSE OF SILENCE

1937

NINETY DEGREES IN THE SHADE NOVECENTO

1965

BLUE PETER, THE

1976

TERRAIN VAGUE

1960

BRAVE DON'T CRY, THE

1952

HUSSY

1979

ORFEU NEGRO

1959

THAT WOMAN OPPOSITE

1957

BRIDE OF THE WIND

2001

1990

PAPER TIGER

1975

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

2006

CA N'ARRIVE QU'AUX AUTRES 1971

IL Y A DES JOURS… ET DES LUNES I'M A STRANGER

1952

TOMORROW WE LIVE

1942

1943

IT HAPPENED TOMORROW

1944

PASSAGE, THE: A GHOST STORY PARTIR REVENIR

1972

CANDLELIGHT IN ALGERIA

1985

TOUT POUR LE TOUT, LE

1961

CASANOVA (FELLINI'S CASANOVA) CATHOLICS

1976

ITINERAIRE D’UN ENFANT GATÉ 1988

PERMISSIVE

1970

TRESPASSER, THE

1982

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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND 1937

PLACE TO GO, A

1964

TROUBLE IN MIND

1985

CHILDREN OF RAGE

1975

JOHN HALIFAX GENTLEMAN

1938

PLEASURE GIRLS, THE

1965

CONE OF SILENCE

1960

JUBILEE

1951

PRAGUE

1991

UN HOMME MARCHE DANS LA 1949 VILLE UNDER THE VOLCANO 1984

CONFLIT

1938

JUDGMENT DEFERRED

1950

PREMIER MAI

1957

VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY, THE 1970

CRUSH PROOF

1998

1978

PRIEST OF LOVE

1982

1958

1962

PRISON SANS BARREAUX

1937

VITA, L'AMORE E LA MORTE, LA (LIFE, LOVE AND DEATH) VIVA LA VIE!

1969

CRY FROM THE STREETS, A

JULIETTE OU LA CLE DES SONGES JUSTINE

CURRAN'S WIFE

1990

KRISS ROMANI

1987

PRIZE OF ARMS

1962

WAR REQUIEM

1988

DAY AT THE BEACH, A

1970

LAST OF ENGLAND, THE

1998

PROUD MEN

1987

WAY UPSTREAM

1987

DAY IN OCTOBER, A

1991

LEFT LUGGAGE

1946

QUARE FELLOW, THE

1962

WHAT'S COOKING

2000

DEADLY TRIANGLE

1989

L'IDIOT

1959

RAG DOLL

1958

WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND

1976

DEATH OF A SON

1987

LIFE IN EMERGENCY WARD 10

1956

RIVALS

1989

WIND OF CHANGE

1961

DEDEE D'ANVERS

1989

LITTLE SAIGON USA

1996

1975

WINDFALL

1935

DELITTO DI ANNA SCANDOVAL, IL DEVIL ON HORSESBACK

1965

LONG DES TROTTOIRS, LE

1956

ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN, THE RONDE, LA

1950

WINNERS II

1977

1947

LORD OF THE FLIES

1963

SCARLET THREAD

1951

WISE BLOOD

1979

DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN, THE 1954

LOVE IS A SPLENDID ILLUSION

1970

SCUM

1979

WONDERWALL

1968

EAST OF ELEPHANT ROCK

2001

LOVING FEELING

1969

SEASON OF DREAMS

1987

YEARS BETWEEN, THE

1946

ELDER BROTHER

1979

MAHLER

1974

SEBASTIANE

1976

YESTERDAY'S HERO

1979

ENFANTS DE L'AMOUR, LES

1954

MAN OF AFRICA

1953

SECRETS OF A WINDMILL GIRL 1966

ESTERINA

1959

SERIOUS CHARGE

1959

FLESH IS WEAK, THE

1953

SEVEN WOMEN, SEVEN SINS

1986

1985

A NOUS DEUX France, 1979, col, 112 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jacques

Dutronc, Jacques Villeret In this enjoyable caper, Deneuve and Dutronc radiate great chemistry as a mismatched pair (she is a professional seductress and he is a criminal) who go on a crime spree and in the process fall in love. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ABSOLUTION UK, 1978, col, 95 mins Dir: Anthony Page

Starring Richard Burton, Dominic Guard

Richard Burton gives a fine performance in this dark and unsettling thriller. An uncompromising priest at an English Roman Catholic boarding school falls prey to the mind games of two malicious students. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ALL THE RIGHT NOISES UK, 1969, col, 91 mins Dir: Gerry O'Hara

Starring Tom Bell, Olivia Hussey

Controversial at the time, this moving drama examines how an older manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life is destroyed after an affair with a teenage girl. A wonderful slice of British cultural history. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

AMATI GIRLS, THE USA, 2001, col, 91 mins Dir: Annie DeSalvo

Starring Mercedes Ruehl, Sean Young, Paul Sorvino,

A warm-hearted story of a family with four very different sisters. When Dolly, the matriarch of the family, is tragically widowed, her sisters help her cope with her loss and begin to realise what is missing in their own lives and relationships.

AMOUR AVEC DES SI, L' France, 1962, b/w, 85 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Guy Mairesse, Janine Magnan, Jean Franval

In rural France, a man gives a woman a lift and the car radio announces that a psychopath has escaped from prison. In this thriller hailed by Ingmar Bergman, Lelouch cleverly plays with our expectations, and creates a great sense of menace by only alluding to the psychopath's movements.

AMY UK, 1984, col, 90 mins Dir: Nat Crosby

Starring Harriet Walter, Clive Francis

Moving biopic that tells the story of Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly an aircraft solo. Amy became famous overnight, but due to her tempestuous relationship with her husband, she was never able to hold onto true love.

ANNA PAVLOVA France, 1987, col, 111 mins Dir: Emil Lotianou

Starring Galina Beliaeva, James Fox

Anna Pavlova was one of the greatest ballerinas of all time and Michael Powell was encouraged by Martin Scorsese to make a documentary about the dancer, the woman and her life. There is plenty of dance footage as well as information on Pavlova’s background and training. Scorsese himself makes a cameo appearance and Galina Belyayeva is Anna Pavlova. The Russian Ministry of Cinema replaced Powell with Emil Loteanu, as a matter of national prestige.

ATTENTION BANDITS! France, 1987, col, 111 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Jean Yanne, Marie-Sophie L., Patrick Bruel

In this tender and heart-warming tale, a recently released criminal tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter while being pressured to get involved in one last job. A wonderfully involving film, which features great performances from Yanne and Marie-Sophie L.

BABETTE'S FEAST (BABETTES GÆSTEBUD) Denmark, 1987, col, 102 mins Dir: Gabriel Axel S

Starring Stephane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Bibi Andersson

Considered to be one of the finest food films ever made, this mouth-watering, Oscar-winner tells of self-sacrifice, thwarted ambition and lost love. Superb adaptation of Isak Dinesen's story set in a pious community of the Jutland coast in the 1870s. A refugee from the French revolution arrives to work as housekeeper for two sisters and for 14 years she serves meals suitable for the abstemious congregation until she provides a “real French dinner” to show her appreciation and her real identity is uncovered. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BARRY France, 19484, b/w, 120 mins Dir: Richard Pottier

Starring Pierre Fresnay, Pauline Carton

The Napoleonic war separates two lovers, as Sylvain joins the army and his lover Angelina marries another man. After the war, they are destined to meet again but under dramatic circumstances.

BETWEEN TWO WOMEN UK, 2002, col, 97 mins Dir: Steven Woodcock

Starring Barbara Marten, Andrew Dunn

Ellen Hardy is unhappily married and when the family moves, her son Victor enrols at a new school. Ellen befriends Victor's teacher Kathy Thompson, as this friendship grows, Ellen is torn between her duties as a wife and mother and the fear of admitting her true feelings for Kathy.

BIG TRUCK AND POOR CLARE (SHORT CUT TO HAIFA) Israel/UK/USA, 1978, col, 95 mins Dir: Robert Ellis Miller

Starring Peter Ustinov, Francesca Annis

Involving drama in which a father and son who own a trucking company in Haifa get more than they bargain for when delivering a load of fish, as they also have to transport a distressed nun.

BLIND CORNER (aka MAN IN THE CORNER) UK, 1963, b/w, 80 mins Dir: Lance Comfort

Starring William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley

A femme fatale coerces her artist lover into murdering her husband - a blind musician.

BLUE BLOOD UK, 1974, col, 86 mins Dir: Andrew Sinclair

Starring Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi

In this reworking of THE SERVANT, a handsome butler joins forces with his governess in a plot to take over their weak-willed master's home with the help of witchcraft.

BLUE PETER, THE UK, 1955, col, 93 mins Dir: Don Sharp / John Pudney

Starring Kieron Moore, Greta Gynt, Anthonly Newley

A confused war hero becomes a trainer at summer camp for boys.

BRAVE DON'T CRY, THE UK, 1952, b/w , 89 mins Dir: Philip Leacock

Starring John Gregson, Meg Buchanan, John Rae

Margaret is the sole carer for twelve war orphans and John must win their hearts before hers. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BRIDE OF THE WIND UK/Germany/Austria, 2001, col , 99 mins Dir: Bruce Beresford

Starring Jonathan Pryce, Sarah Wynter, Vincent Perez

The sensual and epic saga of Alma Schindler; who as the muse of the greatest talents of the early twentieth century helped inspire masterpieces of art, music and literature. This is a story of creativity, seduction, art and love, and of the sacrifices one extraordinary woman made in her attempt to have it all.

CA N'ARRIVE QU'AUX AUTRES France, 1971, col, 111 mins, Dir: Nadine Trintignant

Starring Catherine Deneuve, Marcello Mastroianni,

Mastroianni and Deneuve excel in this tragically moving story of a family coping with the loss of their child, based on the real-life experience of director Nadine Trintignant. This heartbreaking drama was a huge box-office success.

CANDLELIGHT IN ALGERIA UK, 1943, b/w, 85 mins Dir: John Stafford

Starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann

Algeria, 1942. A British agent and young American woman attempt to prevent a priceless piece of film falling into the wrong hands, thus contributing to the success of the Allied counter-invasion of North Africa.

CASANOVA (FELLINI'S CASANOVA) USA/Italy, 1976, col, 166 mins Dir: Federico Fellini

Starring Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne

Fellini’s dazzling and lavish depiction of the life of the notorious lover, Giacomo Casanova, with an excellent performance from Donald Sutherland. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CATHOLICS UK, 1975, col, 87 mins Dir: Jack Gold

Starring Trevor Howard, Martin Sheen

This thought-provoking story adapted by Brian Moore from his novel is a powerful, futuristic religious drama pitting a strong-willed abbot against an emissary-of-change sent by the Vatican. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CHILDREN OF RAGE Israel, 1975, col, 106 mins Dir: Arthur Allan Seidelman Starring Helmut Griem, Olga Georges-Picot, Cyril Cusack A young Palestinian ends up in a hospital after the bomb he set to explode during an Israeli party explodes before he leaves and a sympathetic doctor tries to convince him to renounce his destructive ways. This powerful socio-political drama was greeted with controversy on release but went on to be screened to the UN General Assembly due to its balanced examination of the actions and morality on

both sides of the Arab Israeli conflict.

CONE OF SILENCE (aka TROUBLE IN THE SKY) UK, 1960, b/w, 92 mins Dir: Charles Frend

Starring Michael Craig, Peter Cushing

An impressive cast give great performances in this powerful drama. A seasoned pilot is convicted of manslaughter for an error which caused a crash, later the pilot returns to work and is then killed in a similar crash. His daughter and an examiner look for the scientific reasons behind the crash to clear the pilot’s name.

CONFLIT France, 1938, b/w, 94 mins Dir: Léonide Moguy

Starring Claude Dauphin, Pauline Carton

A young girl accidentally becomes pregnant and her older sister adopts the child to save her own marriage. Two years later the mother wants her child back from her sister and will even commit murder to regain her child…

CRUSH PROOF UK, 1998, col, 91 mins Dir: Paul Tickell

Starring Darren Healy, Viviana Verveen, Jeff O'Toole

Out of prison, charismatic sociopath Neal finds it hard to resume his old life and difficult to relate to his family. The only solace he finds in the crime ridden streets of Dublin is the pony club, a subculture of urban cowboys riding horses through the streets of Dublin. Soundtrack written and performed by Bono and T-Bone Burnett (Purple Heart).

CRY FROM THE STREETS, A UK, 1958, b/w, 100 mins, Dir Lewis Gilbert

Starring Max Bygraves, Barbara Murray

A welfare officer and mechanic try to help a group of homeless and disadvantaged children. Events escalate out of control when a group of children run away with a loaded gun. A refreshing, captivating slice of life; outstandingly scripted and adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Coxhead.

CURRANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WIFE UK, 1990, col, 90 mins Dir: Malcolm Hossick

Starring Ian Gelder, Alex Kingston, Belinda Sinclair

After his wife dies in a car crash, Jasper Curran starts to write her biography and he realises that she had led a double life.

DAY AT THE BEACH, A UK, 1970, col, 87 mins Dir: Simon Hesera

Starring Mark Burns, Fiona Lewis

A Day at the Beach is a hauntingly accurate, but very touching and emotional story, of a divorced, alcoholic father and his relationship with his six-year-old crippled daughter, who spend a dreary afternoon at the beach. Written and Co-produced by Roman Polanski.

DAY IN OCTOBER, A (EN DAG I OKTOBER) Denmark, 1991, col, 97 mins Dir: Kenneth Madsen

Starring D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Tovah Feldshuh

This riveting and inspirational WWII-era drama set in Denmark chronicles the true story of a courageous young Jewish woman who risked her life by hiding a wounded resistance fighter prior to the Nazi invasion of Denmark in 1943. The couple falls in love and lead Danish Jews to safety in Sweden. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DEATH OF A SON UK, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Ron Devenish

Starring Lynn Redgrave, Malcolm Storry

In this moving story based on true events. A mother fights the legal establishment demanding justice for her son who died from a drug overdose. Despite a verdict of unlawful killing, charges are not brought against the man who administered the fatal injection.

DEDEE D'ANVERS France, 1947, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Yves Allégret

Starring Simone Signoret, Bernard Blier

Simone Signoret's first starring role and one of her finest, as she plays a prostitute who works at a French port and attempts to start a new life with the help of a kindly sailor.

DELITTO DI ANNA SCANDOVAL, IL Spain/Italy, 1965, b/w, 94 mins Dir: José Antonio Nieves Conde Starring Emilio Alonso, Alicia Altabella, Lamberto Antinori Ana and her husband's marriage is in crisis, her husband has a mistress and a secret son. When she finds out about her husbands secret life, dominated by jealousy, she murders her husband and ends up in jail.

DEVIL ON HORSESBACK UK, 1954, b/w, 89 mins Dir: Cyril Frankel

Starring Googie Withers, John McCallum, Sam Kydd

A young boy dreams of nothing but becoming a jockey. Through sheer determination, he gets a job as a stable boy. Eventually, he gets to ride a horse in a race, but learns a hard lesson about his desire to win at all costs.

DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN, THE Netherlands, 2001, col, 134 mins Dir: Jeroen Krabbe

Starring Stephen Fry, Greg Wise, Flora Montgomery

Fantasy tale which tells the story of God's wish to regain the Ten Commandments. To do so, his Angels must create a human intelligent enough to find the Tablets, but is also willing to sacrifice their life in order to return the Tablets to Heaven.

EAST OF ELEPHANT ROCK UK, 1979, col, 93 mins Dir: Don Boyd

Starring John Hurt, Judi Bowker, Jeremy Kemp

In 1948, a new British governor takes over a Far Eastern colony after his predecessor is murdered by terrorists. Set against the beautiful background of the island of Sri Lanka, this is a story of passion, betrayal and political intrigue with a memorable performance from John Hurt. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ENFANTS DE L'AMOUR, LES France, 1953, b/w, 95 mins Dir: Léonide Moguy

Starring Jean Claude Pascal, Etchika Choureau

This heart-breaking drama follows the story of several young women, from all levels of French society, who find themselves in a home for unmarried expectant mothers.

ESTERINA Italy/France, 1959, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Carlo Lizzani

Starring Carla Gravina, Domenico Modugno

Based on the novel "La Biondina" by Ennio de Concini, this is the story of a pretty country girl who leaves her hometown in order to see the world. On the road, she meets two Turin truck drivers and travels around Italy in their company, finding love along the way. Music by Nino Rota.

FINAL TEST, THE UK, 1953, b/w, 91 mins Dir: Anthony Asquith

Starring Jack Warner, Robert Morley

It is the Final Test in the cricket series between England and Australia. England's ageing cricketing hero wants his son to watch his last innings, but his son prefers to interview a poet. A touching and amusing story, featuring famous cricketers of the day such as Len Hutton, Dennis Compton and Jim Laker.

FLESH IS WEAK, THE UK, 1957, b/w, 88 mins Dir: Don Chaffey

Starring John Derek, Milly Vitale

Tony Giani is a gangster, and a pimp, who preys on the naive women who arrive in London seeking fame and fortune. Marissa Cooper is one such girl fresh off the boat from Italy, but when she sees Tony for who he really is her life is suddenly put in extreme danger.

FOUR (aka FOUR EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN) USA, 2006, col, 90 mins Dir: Gail Harvey

Starring George Stults, Lindsay Wagner

A man comes into contact with four breast cancer sufferers: the first is his mother, the second is his childhood nanny, the third is his sister, and the fourth is his wife.

FOUR IN THE MORNING UK, 1965, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Anthony Simmons

Starring Judi Dench, Norman Rodway

An engrossing drama which follows the parallel stories of two couples in crisis, and their connection to a drowned woman found in a river. Features strong performances all round especially from Dench, an evocative score by John Barry and haunting visuals, which all help create an unusual but compelling human drama.

FRATERNITY ROW USA, 1978, col, 105 mins Dir: Thomas J. Tobin

Starring Peter Fox, Scott Newman

A devastating and spellbinding insight into fraternity and sorority life, set in the '50s. Writerproducer Charles Gary Allison employed actual USC students and crew in this fact-based story starring Peter Fox and Scott Newman, the late son of Paul Newman.

FREEDOM: THE VOICE OF EIN-HAROD USA, 1990, col, 90 mins Dir: Doron Eran

Starring Tony Peck, Alessandra Mussolini, Arnon Zadok

Israel is in the grip of a civil war following a military coup, an Israeli reporter with "liberal" leanings learns that he has been blacklisted and escapes across the desert to reach an Arab radio station to tell the truth about the Arab/Israeli conflict. When he finally arrives, the "promised land" turns out not to have been all it was cracked up to be.

FRUIT DEFENDU, LE France, 1952, bw, 99 mins Dir: Henri Verneuil

Starring Fernandel, Franรงoise Arnoul

A widower with two children settles in the town of Arles and marries. All goes well until he begins an affair with the pretty Franรงoise Arnoult. A French classic adapted from a novel by Georges Simenon with a great performance from the sparkling Arnoult and France's best-loved comedy actor.

GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE France/UK, 1968, col, 91 mins Dir: Jack Cardiff

Starring Alain Delon, Marianne Faithfull

This wild and exotic cult classic from the psychedelic 60s, stars Marianne Faithfull as a bored housewife who roars off on her motorcycle to visit her sexy and sadistic lover. Throughout the journey her love affair occupies her mind, which leads to tragic results. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

GIRL ON APPROVAL UK, 1962, b/w, 76 mins, Dir: Charles Frend

Starring Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell

A penetrating film about the problems of fostering an angry teenager. A suburban mother finds her marriage under severe strain, as she and her husband try to cope with - and love their rebellious foster daughter. Rachel Roberts performance is superb.

GYPSY GIRL USA, 1997, col, 87 mins, Dir: Rogers V. Follansbee

Starring Lorea Aguirre, Eduardo Luquin

Carmela Ramirez struggles to make a living on the streets of a Northern Spanish city. She hates her life and desperately needs a way out. A shocking murder, along with the appearance of an extraordinary foreigner, leads Carmela on a journey to the French border - and a chance for a new start.

HAPPY VALLEY, THE UK, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Ross Devenish

Starring Denholm Elliott, Holly Aird

In Kenya, East Africa (1940), the English aristocracy are famed for lavish parties where champagne, morphine and open affairs are in vogue. When a young girl learns of a murder within this circle, the lifestyle of imperialism that the aristocracy share will soon be shattered

HASARDS OU COINCIDENCES France/Canada, 1998, col, 120 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Alessandra Martines, Pierre Arditi, Marc Hollogne

A ballet dancer searching for love is caught in a tragic chain of events which takes her life on another course, restoring her faith in romance. An incredibly captivating tale of love and tragedy, full of exuberant cinematography, an intelligent but idiosyncratic plot, and excellent performances.

HEART OF THE EARTH Spain/UK, 2007, col, 107 mins Dir: Antonio Cuadri

Starring Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sienna Guillory, Philip Winchester

A stylish and powerful film (based on actual events) full of passion, betrayal, and socio-political intrigue. Set in Andalucia in 1888, a Cuban anarchist arrives at the Rio Tinto mine and incites the workers to strike. A local woman and a British aristocrat are faced with a terrible choice in order to stop the bloodshed. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HER PRIVATE HELL UK, 1968, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring Lucia Modunio, Terry Skelton

A young, beautiful girl, is lured to London by the promise of fame in the glittering world of high fashion. All is not as it originally seems as she is sponsored by a powerful and dangerous syndicate who plan to control every aspect of her life. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HOMEBOY USA, 1988, col, 116 mins Dir: Michael Seresin

Starring Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken

Mickey Rourke plays a battered, burned-out small-time boxer with no future. Then he falls hopelessly in love and is befriended by a narcissistic two-bit hoodlum, to complete the doomed triangle.

HOMMES VEULENT VIVRE, LES France, 1961,b/w, 120, Dir: LĂŠonide Moguy

Starring Jacqueline Huet, John Justin

A physicist, too absorbed by his research, neglects his family and his child contract's leukemia. Ironically the scientist, who has developed a weapon which can kill millions of human beings, is incapable of saving the life of his own child.

HOUSE OF SILENCE UK, 1937, b/w, 43 mins Dir: R.K.Neilson-Baxter Starring Terence de Marney, Tom Helmore A reporter investigates a 'haunted' house unaware that two children accused of murder are hiding there. Also in the house are a gang of smugglers who blackmail the children into working for them. Can the reporter save the children before it's too late!

HUSSY UK, 1979, col, 90 mins Dir: Matthew Chapman

Starring Helen Mirren, John Shea

A dramatic and compelling love story in which Helen Mirren plays a self-destructive hostess in a London nightclub and unwillingly falls in love with Emory. Emory finds that he must accept Beaty's lifestyle and murderous ex-lover, but he has a secret past of his own and becomes embroiled in the criminal underworld.

IL Y A DES JOURS… ET DES LUNES France, 1990, col, 117 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Gérard Lanvin, Patrick Chesnais, Annie Girardot

Lelouch revisits his favourite themes of love and fate in this outstanding drama, which examines a number of couples who married during a full moon. Using a quirky mix of comedy, surrealism and simplicity, Lelouch produces one of his finest examinations of love within human relationships. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

I'M A STRANGER UK, 1952, b/w, 60 mins Dir: Brock Williams

Starring Greta Gynt, Patrick Doonan

George arrives in London from India to claim a sizeable inheritance only to discover that his grandfather's will is missing. A film star, a window cleaner and a police inspector all help him defeat the disinherited branch of the family and track down the will.

IT HAPPENED TOMORROW USA, 1944, b/w, 84 mins Dir: René Clair

Starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell

An imaginative, charming comedy where a reporter is given newspapers with tomorrow's headlines, he delights in its power until it predicts his own death. A clever idea that produces a consistently appealing concoction, with smooth direction by Clair and a lovely performance by Powell.

ITINERAIRE D’UN ENFANT GATÉ France, 1988, col, 125 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Richard Anconina, Lio

In this elaborate and astoundingly rich work told in flashback, a wealthy but empty man fakes his death and then realises how rich his life was. This César-winning film features Belmondo in his last great role. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND UK, 1937, b/w, 67 mins Dir: David MacDonald

Starring Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor

An evil Squire forces his affections on an innocence farmer's daughter by having her lover sent to prison. Unexpectedly the young man's friend takes the blame for the "crime", so the squire blackmails the girl into marriage but is thwarted when her lover returns a wealthy man.

JUBILEE UK, 1978, col, 104 mins Dir: Derek Jarman

Starring Jenny Runacre, Little Nell, Toyah Willcox

Jarman’s film is a visually charged, absurdly violent, and darkly comic nihilistic fantasy where Queen Elizabeth I is transported into the latter part of 20th century Britain and is appalled by punk, among many other things. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

JULIETTE OU LA CLE DES SONGES France, 1950, b/w, 102 mins Dir: Marcel Carné

Starring Gerard Philippe, Suzanne Cloutier

A young man jailed for theft spends his time in prison lost in dreams about his lover Juliette. In one dream, he finds himself in a strange village where he has to prevent Juliette from marrying a wicked prince - who bears a very strong resemblance to his boss.

JULIETTE OU LA CLE DES SONGES France, 1950, b/w, 102 mins Dir: Marcel Carné

Starring Gerard Philippe, Suzanne Cloutier

JUSTINE UK, 1978, col, 102 mins Dir: Chris Boger

Starring Koo Stark, Martin Potter

Based on the Marquis de Sade’s novel, this is the story of Justine and Juliette, two orphaned sisters left at the mercy of the nuns at a convent. Justine desires to follow the path of virtue which leads her to suffer for her morals, while her sister chooses the path of sin, sex and debauchery . HD MASTER AVAILABLE

KRISS ROMANI France, 1962, b/w, 86 mins Dir: Jean Schmidt

Starring Catherine Rouvel, Lila Kedrova

A sweet and tender romantic tale where a young gypsy girl refusing to follow tradition and participate in an arranged marriage, runs away to Paris. She eventually returns to attend the Romani Kriss and falls in love with a young man, who turns out to be her unknown fiancé.

LAST OF ENGLAND, THE UK, 1987, col, 91 mins Dir: Derek Jarman

Starring Tilda Swinton, Gerrard McArthur

A stunning visionary work that is a mysterious, well-crafted montage of image and sound, evoking a world of apocalyptic fury. Jarman uses Super-8 footage, gay erotica and old home movies to illustrate the fall of England. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

LEFT LUGGAGE USA/Neth/Belg/UK, 1998, col, 100 mins Dir: Jeroen Krabbe

Starring Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini, Maximillian Schell

Lauded at the Berlin Film Festival for Rossellini’s outstanding performance, this critically-acclaimed, heart-warming drama is sensitively directed by Krabbé . A young woman runs away from home unable to cope with the mental and physical damage her parents suffered during the holocaust. She drifts around until she becomes a nanny for a strict family, which in time helps her reconnect with her family.

L'IDIOT France, 1946, b/w, 105 mins Dir: Georges Lampin

Starring Gerard Philippe, Edwige Feuillere

Prince Muichkine returns to St. Petersburg following a long illness and visits his only relative General Epantchine. The General’s wicked rule is too much for the sensitive prince triggering a slow descent into madness but can the love of Nastasia, the general’s former mistress, help save him?

LIFE IN EMERGENCY WARD 10 UK, 1959, b/w, 86 mins Dir: Robert Day

Starring Christopher Witty, Rupert Davies, Dorothy Alison

A big-screen adaptation of the popular British TV series Emergency Ward 10, which ran from 1957 to 1967 and amassed an audience of millions of loyal following of viewers. Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this drama follows the lives of the dedicated team of doctors and nurses staffing Emergency Ward 10 and dealing with life-and-death decisions every day.

LITTLE SAIGON USA USA, 1996, col, 83 mins Dir: Loc Do

Starring Tuan Tran, Heip Thi Le, Christopher Lance

Two brothers, born in Vietnam of a GI father, have come to America following the US Congress' 1987 Homecoming Act, which allows children of American soldiers to emigrate to the US. The two find that America is not the promised land they believed it to be as they are living reminders of a war that was lost.

LONG DES TROTTOIRS, LE France, 1956, b/w, 100 mins Dir: Léonide Moguy

Starring François Guérin, Françoise Rosay

Hélène is the daughter of a rich industrialist and a devoted social worker. She takes in an orphan girl, Christine, and finds her a job as a nurse working with her fiancé, André. Christine attempts suicide and André realises that he really loves Christine.

LORD OF THE FLIES UK, 1963, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Peter Brook

Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards

Unique story of a group of British school boys stranded on a remote island and their gradual degeneration into a savage horde. Adapted from the novel by William Golding. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

LOVE IS A SPLENDID ILLUSION UK, 1970, col, 88 mins Dir: James Clegg

Starring Andrée Flamand, Simon Brent

Serial philander Christian neglects his wife Amanda and their son. He also neglects his work and finds himself in debt. Only one man can save him from bankruptcy - a potential client named Bernard Collins, but Christian does not realise that Bernard is Amanda's lover …

LOVING FEELING UK, 1969, col, 85 mins Starring Norman J. Warren

Starring Simon Brent, Georgina Ward

A successful disc jockey that has indulged every possible opportunity to have extra martial affairs decides to try and make his marriage work. He finds that it is too late to save his marriage, and he is now alone…

MAHLER UK, 1974, col, 115 mins Dir: Ken Russell

Starring Robert Powell, Georgina Hale

Russell’s typically extravagant biopic of the composer with an impressive performance from Robert Powell as a man obsessed with love and career. Filmed with undeniable zest, a clear point of view, a sense of the ridiculous and a love of the music. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MAN OF AFRICA UK, 1953, col, 73 mins Dir: Cyril Frankel Shot in Uganda, this drama shows the plight of a tribe who attempt to re-settle in pygmy country, facing danger from malaria and elephants.

MAN WITHOUT A FACE, THE UK, 1935, b/w, 62 mins Dir: George King

Starring Cyril Cusack, Ronald Ritchie

An innocent man wrongly convicted of murder escapes prison when the train transporting him crashes, and he places a battered body in his place. While on the run he marries his girlfriend but when he hears that another man is to hang in his place, Bill resolves to clear his name.

MAPANTSULA South Africa, 1988, col, 100 mins Dir: Oliver Schmitz

Starring Thomas Mogotlane, Marcel van Heerden, Thembu Mitshal

Powerful political drama. A black gangster known to his friends as Panic lives in Soweto and ventures into the white community to pursue his career of petty crime. The police view Panic as a potential informer and he is alternatively cajoled and tortured, until he is forced to take a stand. ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.

MARIAGE France, 1974, col, 100 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Bulle Ogier, Rufus, Marie Déa

An insightful Bergman-inspired drama, highlighting a series of wedding anniversaries to chronicle the beginning and end of a marriage. Lelouch’s clever choice of returning to the same couple – with their funny habits and boring routines - every ten years gives the film real emotional power. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MARKED ONE, THE UK, 1963, b/w, 65 mins Dir: Francis Searle

Starring William Lucas, Zena Walker

Ex-convict Don Mason is blackmailed by a gangster who demands the forging plates Don used to print off counterfeit five pound notes. Frightened for his wife and daughter's safety Mason goes in search of the missing plates…

MASTER OF BANKDAM, THE UK, 1947, b/w, 105 mins Dir: Walter Forde

Starring Tom Walls, Linden Travers

Set in the Yorkshire town of Ramsfield. THE MASTER OF BANKDAM chronicles how the town's smallest mill grows into the largest, through the triumphs, tragedies, and conflicts of the three generations of the Crowther family during Britain's turbulent Industrial Revolution.

MATTER OF CHOICE, A UK, 1965, b/w, 81 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Anthony Steel, Jeanne Moody

An intriguing plot examines how five lives are inextricably entwined as one event has disastrous consequences for all. During a fight with two lads, a policeman is hit by a car driven by Lisa and her secret lover. When Lisa’s husband finds out, the tangle of lies and deceit begins to unravel. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MEN OF STEEL UK, 1932, b/w, 71 mins Dir: George King

Starring John Stuart, Heather Angel

A steelworker fights to introduce safe working practices in an unsafe steel mill after the unnecessary death of his father after an accident at the mill.

MIOCHE, LE France, 1936, b/w, 98 mins Dir: Léonide Moguy

Starring Lucien Barroux, Pauline Carton

Prosper, a teacher, is left an abandoned baby on his doorstep and he decides to raise the child. At first, the child is deemed a problem at his school, but when the children and the Staff’s parental instincts come to the fore they all support Prosper.

MISERABLES, LES France, 1995, col, 175 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines

This Golden Globe Best Foreign Language-winner is a stunning update of Victor Hugo's classic tale transposing the characters and actions to WW2. The film becomes an uplifting story of the indomitable nature of the human spirit.

MISS JULIE UK, 1972, col, 105 mins Dir: Robin Phillips

Starring Helen Mirren, Donald McCann

The story of the desperate love which unfolds in a single night between a young Swedish lady and her father’s valet. The classic Strindberg play was performed in 1971 by the Royal Shakespeare Company, according to the author’s original instructions, and then faithfully re-

MISTER JOHNSON USA, 1991, col, 96 mins Dir: Bruce Beresford

Starring Pierce Brosnan, Maynard Eziashi, Edward Woodward

In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity, an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming and trying to get ahead, which lands

MOLIERE France/Italy, 1978, col, 260 mins Dir: Ariane Mnouchkine

Starring Philippe Caubère, Marie-Françoise Audollent

Excellent bio-pic of the French playwright (and winner of two Césars for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design) which creates a visually powerful and unsurpassed insight into the trials and tribulations of one of the comic masters of Western literature. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NIGHTHAWKS UK, 1978, col, 113 mins Dir: Ron Peck

Starring Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James

Hugely controversial on its initial release, “Nighthawks” was one of the first British movies to accurately depict the life of a gay man in London. A homosexual man is forced to hide his sexuality by day as a teacher, while living his secret life by night.

NINETY DEGREES IN THE SHADE UK, 1965, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Jiri Weiss

Starring Anne Heywood, James Booth

This searing drama stars Anne Heywood as a grocery clerk embroiled in an affair with her brutish manager, who is selling liquor on the black market. She remains with him because of the intensity of their physical relationship. The film was quite shocking in its day due to its frank portrayal of on-screen sex and suicide. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NOVECENTO Italy, 1976, col, 320 mins Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci Starring Burt Lancaster, Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu Bertolucci’s vast historical epic is the study of the rise of fascism centring on a family during the course of Italian history between 1900 and 1945. Depardieu is riveting in the role which first brought him international acclaim and De Niro is captivating. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ORFEU NEGRO France, 1959, col, 115 mins Dir: Marcel Camus

Starring Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn

The Greek myth of Orpheus and his ill-fated love for Eurydice has been updated and set in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Its stunning photography captures both the magical spirit of the original legend and the tawdry yet effervescent spirit of Brazil, and its vibrant bossa nova soundtrack is integral to the spirit of the film. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PAPER TIGER UK, 1975, col, 99 mins Dir: Ken Annakin

Starring David Niven, Toshiro Mifune, Hardy Krüger

Niven is excellent in this enjoyable romp as the tutor of the Japanese ambassador’s son. When he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists, Niven must live up to stories he’s told the boy of being an action hero. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PASSAGE, THE: A GHOST STORY USA, 1992, col, Dir: Pat Cooper

Starring William Carden, Melissa Cooper, Kadina de Elijalde

A woman is made real in a writer's mind and he becomes unable to distinguish between what is real and what is imagined.

PARTIR REVENIR France, 1985, col, 114 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Annie Girardot, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian

With clever use of flashbacks and excellent editing, this masterful melodrama tells two interconnected stories of one family's holocaust experience. Features a superb Rachmaninov soundtrack. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PERMISSIVE UK, 1970, col, 80 mins Dir: Lindsay Shonteff

Starring Maggie Stride, Gilbert Wynne

Bad girls don’t come to London, they’re made in London, at least that’s what the producers of this rare and interesting groupie epic would like us to believe. A young country girl is led astray by the wild members of major rock group ‘Forever More’. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PLACE TO GO, A UK, 1964, b/w, 86 mins Dir: Basil Dearden

Starring Bernard Lee, Rita Tushingham, Michael Sarne

Ricky Flint finds his world stifling, the East End that he grew up in is being demolished to make way for high rise blocks of flats and there seems just one possible means of escape: a life of crime. Then Ricky meets the forthright Cat, and she offers another way out but their tempestuous liaison takes a violent course…

PLEASURE GIRLS, THE UK, 1965, b/w, 88 mins Dir: Gerry O'Hara

Starring Klaus Kinski, Francesca Annis

Illicit love, passion, brutality, riotous parties and sudden heartbreak all play their part in this frank story of five bachelor girls who seek fame and fortune amid the bright lights of London. Each girl is faced with the dilemma of how to pay the price demanded for a measure of happiness amidst the glitter and glamour of London's smart set. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PRAGUE UK/France, 1991, col, 90 mins, Dir: Ian Sellar

Starring Alan Cumming, Bruno Ganz, Sandrine Bonnaire

A young man travels to Prague in search of a piece of film featuring his family. Upon his arrival, he falls in love with a young woman who introduces him to the director of the film archive. He soon discovers that the director of the archive, who cannot seem to locate the footage, is having an affair with the same woman.

PREMIER MAI France, 1957, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Luis Saslavsky

Starring Yves Montand, Laurent Terzieff

John's wife is about to give birth to a second child and has decided to do this at home. Therefore John and his son are sent out of the house to see a football match. For father and son this is the beginning of a very eventful May Day!

PRIEST OF LOVE UK, 1982, col, 98 mins Dir: Christopher Miles

Starring Ian McKellen Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner

An evocative celebration of the life and loves of D.H. Lawrence, which features a remarkable performance from Ian McKellen. The film examines Lawrence’s self-imposed exile (due to the banning of his controversial novels and paintings in England) as he travels across the world in search of peace and inspiration. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PRISON SANS BARREAUX France, 1937, b/w, 94 mins Dir: Léonide Moguy

Starring Annie Ducaux, Roger Duchesne

A young female governess plans to modernise an institution for adolescent delinquents. The institute's handsome Doctor falls in love with an inmate who has been unjustly sent there. The Governess allows the doctor to leave with his lover and changes the institution into a caring environment.

PRIZE OF ARMS UK, 1952, b/w, 105 mins Dir: Cliff Owen

Starring Stanley Baker, Tom Bell

Three men plan to rob the Army of ÂŁ250,000 - the ingenious plan is to leave the Army camp with a spare tyre filled with banknotes. Only ten miles from victory, their "perfect" crime begins to go wrong, and all that will remain for the gang leader of his prized dream are a few

PROUD MEN USA, 1987, col, 100 mins Dir: William A. Graham

Starring Charlton Heston, Peter Strauss, Alan Autry

Fine performances elevate this powerful drama which examines the rifts that can tear a family apart. The son of a proud rancher refuses to go to the Vietnam War and is disowned by his father. Fifteen years later his mother asks him to return home to make peace with his stubborn father before his death and he finds that some other members of their small community also considered him a traitor. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

QUARE FELLOW, THE UK, 1962, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Arthur Dreyfuss

Starring Patrick McGoohan, Sylvia Sims

An insight into the effects of capital punishment on the wardens and inmates of a Dublin prison as the newly-arrived prison warden, is convinced that capital punishment is justified. Outstanding acting and excellent script in this adaptation of the famed Brendan Behan play. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

RAG DOLL UK, 1958, b/w, 67 mins Dir: Lance Comfort

Starring Jess Conrad, Kenneth Griffith

1950's pop star Jess Conrad plays a singing burglar named Shane - who attracts the eye of a cafĂŠ owner's teenage daughter.

RIVALS USA, 1972, col, 90 mins Dir: Krishna Shaw

Starring Joan Hackett, Scott Jacoby. Robert Klein

An underrated classic - superbly done. Joan Hackett gives one of her best performances as a woman who's torn between her son and her new husband. Scott Jacoby is excellent as the young son whose twisted love for his mother leads to tragedy.

ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN, THE France/UK, 1975, col, 115 mins Dir: Joseph Losey

Starring Glenda Jackson, Michael Caine

The wife of a successful English novelist decides to take a holiday to Germany in order to "find herself" and starts an affair with a mysterious young man. Losey creates a fascinating, and often bizarre, examination of desire, responsibility and the nature of love. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

RONDE, LA France, 1950, b/w, 95 mins Dir: Max Ophuls

Starring Gerard Philipe, Simone Signoret

Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s famous play. In Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, a raconteur manipulates the merry-go-round of love. With a superb cast, lavish production values and bravura camerawork, "La Ronde" confirms Max Ophuls’ reputation as one of the cinema’s major artists. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SCARLET THREAD UK, 1951, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Lewis Gilbert

Starring Kathleen Byron, Laurence Harvey

In the university town of Cambridge, a petty thief and a gangster accidentally kill a passer-by during a jewellery raid. Afterwards, the thief falls in love but becomes wracked with guilt when he realises that his girlfriend's dead father was the man he murdered.

SCUM UK, 1979, col, 90 mins Dir: Alan Clarke

Starring Ray Winstone, Mick Ford

Adapted from Roy Minton’s highly controversial play about the cruelty and violence that takes place in a correction centre for young offenders. The film powerfully portrays one man’s struggle against all odds to be the ‘top dog’ or ‘daddy’, in a system that is intent on breaking his spirit. Ray Winstone is a revelation as Carlin, in his break-through role. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SEASON OF DREAMS USA, 1987, col, 91 mins Dir: Martin Rosen

Starring Frederic Forrest, Peter Coyote

Fame and fortune await a teenage girl and a drunken family friend who attempt to construct a mechanical hay stacker in 1954 in rural Montana.

SEBASTIANE UK, 1976, col, 86 mins Dir: Derek Jarman

Starring Leonardo Treviglio,Barney James, Lindsay Kemp

Filmed in Latin, this was the first British film to deal openly with homosexual desire. Sebastian (a soldier), is banished to a remote outpost by the Emperor Diocletian and executed by his commander when he refuses his sexual advances. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SECRETS OF A WINDMILL GIRL UK, 1966, col, 90 mins, Dir: Stanley Long

Starring Pauline Collins, April Wilding

Nightclub singer Linda Grey identifies the dead body of her old friend Pat Lord, the story unfolds in flashback as Pat was always the daring one, while Linda was quiet. They get jobs as dancers at the Windmill Theatre and had an exciting, glamorous time. However, Linda studied her dancing, but Pat led an unruly, outrageous life…

SERIOUS CHARGE UK, 1959, b/w, 99 mins Dir: Terence Young

Starring Anthony Quayle, Cliff Richard

A trouble maker is accused by the local priest of being responsible for the death of a young girl. In revenge, he accuses the priest of making indecent advances towards him. Notable for being Cliff Richard’s screen debut and includes performances of Living Doll and No Turning Back .

SEVEN WOMEN, SEVEN SINS USA, 1986, col, 94 mins Dir: Chantal Akerman, etc

Starring Michael Dick, Evelyne Didi, Irm Hermann, Gabi Herz

What constitutes a deadly sin today? Seven female directors produce their own version of celluloid sin in this omnibus film.

SEVENTH VEIL, THE UK, 1945, b/w, 94 mins Dir: Compton Bennett

Starring Ann Todd, James Mason

A concert pianist loses the use of her hands in a fire, and with it her desire to live. With the help of her friends and sympathetic doctor she regains her love for life

SI C'ÉTAIT A REFAIRE France, 1976, col, 105 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Catherine Deneuve, Anouk Aimée, Charles Denner

A woman is released from prison and tries to emotionally reconnect with the son she has not seen for 16 years. Deneuve gives another commanding performance in this excellently written drama.

SILENT TOUCH, THE Poland, 1992, col, 92 mins Dir: Krzysztof Zanussi

Starring Max von Sydow, Lothaire Bluteau, Sarah Miles

Max von Sydow is excellent as a silenced classical composer and Holocaust survivor. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex symphony on his neglected piano.

SILVER DARLINGS, THE UK, 1947, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Clarence Elder

Starring Clifford Evans, Helen Shingler

Good cinematography distinguishes this story of how the Hebridean people turned from farming their unfertile land towards herring fishing as a way of life, finally turning it into an industry. Sub-plots include a budding romance tense drama set in the California suburbs.

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SIN UK, 1972, col, 91 mins Dir: George P. Cosmatos

Starring Raquel Welch, Richard Johnson

A man and a married woman meet in secret. Their love is forbidden, but their passion is uncontrollable. Then in open defiance of society they live together in flagrant sin, The silent, insidious ostracism of the villagers forces them to see the unbearable truth within themselves, and they become the victims of their own folly…

SMOOTH TALK UK/USA, 1985, col, 92 mins Dir: Joyce Chopra

Starring Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place

Laura Dern is fantastic in her breakthrough role as a free-spirited 15-year old coming to grips with her sexuality, who becomes the object of affection of a dangerous stranger. Chopra expertly captures the emotional turmoil of puberty in this tense drama set in the California suburbs. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

SPARE THE ROD UK, 1961, b/w, 93 mins Dir: Leslie Norman

Starring Max Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen, Donald Pleasence

An idealistic teacher arrives at a tough London school to find that his modern education methods are not welcome, as corporal punishment is handed out by the sadistic school master. The teacher makes good progress with the pupils but is fired after a riot caused by the master’s brutality.

SWEET WILLIAM UK, 1980, col, 92 mins Dir: Claude Whatham

Starring Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter

As soon as Ann meets William, she finds herself drawn to him. Their whirlwind romance is rapidly consummated, and they decide to live together. Ann soon discovers that William is married, and that she's pregnant. These events cause a great strain on the relationship as Ann questions if William can do the right thing.

SYSTEM, THE (aka THE GIRL-GETTERS) UK, 1964, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Michael Winner

Staring Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow

A great document of mod 60s culture, utilising the talents of the cast, crew and cinematography by Nicolas Roeg in this captivating precursor to "Quadrophenia." A juvenile gang hunts for sex among the visiting tourists in a holiday town but when the gang leader falls in love, he begins to see that it’s the men who are the prey in these games. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TALL HEADLINES, THE UK, 1952, b/w, 100 mins Dir: Terence Young

Starring Mai Zetterling, Michael Denison

A family whose son was hanged for murder moves and changes their names to avoid publicity. Their other son marries and this should be a cause for joy, but he is haunted by his brother's actions fearing that he may kill his wife.

TASTE OF EXCITEMENT, A UK, 1968, col, 99 mins Dir: Don Sharp

Starring Eva Renzi, David Buck

In this exciting thriller full of plenty of red herrings and false trails, a young woman believes someone's trying to murder her. Based on Ben Healey's book "Waiting for a Tiger".

TEMPEST, THE UK, 1979, col, 95 mins Dir: Derek Jarman

Starring Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox

Jarman uses an astonishingly broad stylistic range (from Baroque painting to gothic melodrama to camp), with great success to explore Shakespeare's late masterpiece about power and love. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TEST POSTIVE UK, 1988, col, 92 mins Dir: Kent Blakely

Starring Julia Moran, Rachel Griffin, Karen Black

Dr Jason Stevens loves the good life. He entertains his lovely fiancee aboard his private yacht and at all the finest restaurants. To all the world, he has it all. Who would believe he also has AIDS?

TERRAIN VAGUE France, 1960, b/w, 103 mins Dir: Marcel Carné

Starring Maurice Caffarelli, Roland Lesaffre

A tender, right's of passage film made with Carne’s usual sensitive and intuitive touch. A tight-knit gang of teenagers experience love and loss for the first time, which helps to prepare them for the realities of the adult world. Features a great soundtrack by Michel Legrand and Francis Lemarque.

THAT WOMAN OPPOSITE UK, 1957, b/w, 85 mins Dir: Compton Bennett

Starring Phyllis Kirk, Petula Clark

In this complicated mystery based on a John Dickson Carr novel set in France, a gendarme is killed and the only witness, Sir Maurice Lawes, is also killed. A noted jewel thief, his ex-partner and Maurice’s son Toby, are all under suspicion as they all have a hidden motive for the crime.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD USA, 2006, col, 90 mins Dir: Terry Ingram

Starring Justine Bateman, Sebastian Spence, William MacDonald

An unfaithful husband gets mixed up in a scandalous affair and breaks off the relationship. The woman plans revenge everything spirals out of control and someone winds up dead.

TOMORROW WE LIVE UK, 1942, b/w, 85 mins Dir: George King

Starring John Clements, Greta Gynt

At a small river port, the leaders of the local Resistance movement aid the escape of a French patriot. The escape is successful, but the price is high as the Nazis execute a group of innocent hostages.

TOUT POUR LE TOUT, LE France, 1961, b/w, 90 mins Dir: Patrice Dally

Starring Karen Blanguernon, Dick Sanders

Jean and his wife Marie, leave Paris bound for Sao Paulo to find work as musicians. Marie finds a job in Bahia but Jean has little luck and agrees to take part in a robbery, planning to keep the proceeds for himself.

TRESPASSER, THE UK, 1982, col, 90 mins Dir: Colin Gregg

Starring Alan Bates, Pauline Moran

Sigmund is a struggling musician approaching middle age and falls in love with one of his younger pupils. He arranges a holiday romance, but the affair has no future as Sigmund reluctantly returns to his family. Adapted from D.H. Lawrence's autobiographic novel.

TROUBLE IN MIND USA, 1985, col, 111 mins Dir: Alan Rudolph

Starring Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Lori Singer

Intriguing crime thriller from cult director Rudolph. The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple planning to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City. This rich, lushly imagined fantasy is a combination of mystery, wit and beauty; and features a soundtrack by Marianne Faithfull and great expressionistic use of Seattle. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

UN HOMME MARCHE DANS LA VILLE France, 1949, b/w, 95 mins Dir: Marcel Pagliero

Starring Jean-Pierre Kérien, Ginette Leclerc

A longshoreman named Jean, endeavors to help a troublesome friend keep his job and fend off the amorous assaults of his friend's wife, Madeleine. This volatile situation between the three inevitably leads to tragedy.

UNDER THE VOLCANO UK, 1984, col, 107 mins Dir: John Huston

Starring Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews,

John Huston’s bleak, hallucinatory adaptation of Malcolm Lowry’s novel is set during the Mexican Day of the Dead in 1939. Albert Finney stars as the alcoholic former British consul to Cuernevarca, whose self-destructive behaviour is a source of perplexity and sadness to his idealistic half-brother and his exwife.. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY, THE UK, 1970, col, 95 mins Dir: Christopher Miles

Starring Franco Nero, Honor Blackman

The title tells the tale in this stylish, effective screen adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence novella. Franco Nero and Joanna Shimkus exude sexual tension as the gypsy and his lover.

VITA, L'AMORE E LA MORTE, LA (LIFE, LOVE AND DEATH) France/Italy, 1969, b/w & col, 115 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Amidou, Caroline Cellier, Janine Magnan

Life, Love and Death, was made before the abolition of capital punishment in France and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central message is the inhumanity of the guillotine. Divided into three acts the film details the arrest, trial and execution of FranĂ§ois, a man suspected of killing prostitutes.

VIVA LA VIE! France, 1985, col, 106 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Charlotte Rampling, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Louis Trintignant

An executive and an actress disappear, then mysteriously return promoting a strong anti-nuclear message. Where have they been and what are the dangers they are trying to warn us about? Lelouch creates a complex and involving narrative in this socially aware picture, which is powered by great performances from Piccoli, Rampling and Charles Aznavour.

WAR REQUIEM UK, 1988, col, 97 mins Dir: Derek Jarman

Starring Laurence Olivier, Tilda Swinton

An arty, surreal view of World War II seen through the eyes of nurses and children. The film is narrated using the poetry of Wilfred Owen, and a Benjamin Britten score creates emotional and thought-provoking results. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

WAY UPSTREAM UK, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Terry Johnson

Starring Barry Rutter, Marion Bailey

Two couples who go on a boating holiday examine there failing lives and faltering friendship. When a mysterious stranger joins them on the trip, he helps put these tribulations into perspective after a series of strange events. Written by Alan Ayckbourn.

WHAT'S COOKING USA/UK, 2000, col, 109 mins Dir: Gurinder Chadha

Starring Mercedes Ruehl, Victor Rivers, Douglas Spain, Joan Chen

From the director of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. One Thanksgiving, an extended family and their neighbours gather in LA to celebrate. Every section of the community is represented - a gay couple; Jewish parents; Hispanic family; Asians; black - they all start out with differences and end up one big happy family. A charming, crowd-pleaser of a movie.

WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND Canada, 1976, col, 95 mins Dir: Allan King

Starring Gordon Pinsent, José Ferrer

In this touching story of friendship adapted from W. O. Mitchells novel of life in a Canadian town during the Depression. Ben is the son of the town drunk, who takes to a life of petty crime once his father has been arrested. Brian becomes firm friends with Ben, and their friendship deepens when Brian’s father takes ill.

THE WIND OF CHANGE UK, 1961, b/w, 65 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Donald Pleasance, Anne Lynn

One night racist gangster Frank and his friends attack a mixed-race couple. The young black man dies while the white girl sustains serious injuries, afterwards it is discovered that the female is Frank’s sister. With the aid of his cronies Frank tries to cover up the crime.

WINDFALL UK, 1935, b/w, 65 mins Dir: George King

Starring Patrick Barr, Betty Anne Davies

An ironmonger inherits £50,000, but this lifestyle has negative effects on his family, as his son falls in with some bad company, while his brother-in-law is sent to prison for manslaughter. Sam goes back to work to teach his family a lesson but his decision nearly results in a fatal accident.

WINNERS II UK, 1946, b/w, 100 mins Dir: Compton Bennett

Starring Richard Loring, Marie du Toit

The sequel to the smash hit "THE WINNERS", "WINNERS II" follows the fortunes of the Maddox family, tracing the gradual disintegration of the family through death, estrangement and the revelation early in the film that Paul, the youngest and favourite son of Will Maddox's first wife, was actually fathered by another man.

WISE BLOOD USA, 1979, col, 101 mins Dir: John Huston

Starring Brad Dourif, Harry Dean Stanton, Ned Beatty

Based on the sinister and darkly comic southern gothic novel by Flannery O’Connor, Huston creates an excellent satire with a career-best performance from Brad Dourif. A young southerner wants to get on in the world and decides the quickest way is to start his own church so he becomes its only preacher. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

WONDERWALL UK, 1968, col, 92 mins Dir: Joe Massot

Starring Jane Birkin, Jack McGowran

In this swinging 60s psychedelic fantasy, an absent-minded scientist fantasises about the girl who lives next door after he discovers a hole in the wall of his flat, which enables him to spy on her. Soundtrack by George Harrison. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

YEARS BETWEEN, THE UK, 1946, b/w, 100 mins Dir: Compton Bennett

Starring Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson

Sensitively handled story of the changing status quo at the end of the second World War. A man thought dead in the War return's home to discover his wife is about to remarry. The husband must learn to accept the changes in his wife and society if the relationship is to work.

YESTERDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HERO UK, 1979, col, 95 mins Dir: Neil Leifer

Starring Ian McShane, Suzanne Somer

A once-successful soccer player is spiralling into drunken self-pity. But just before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late, he befriends an orphan and a beautiful singer and learns to conquer his demons and return to glory on the pitch. Screenplay by Jackie Collins. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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Family ADVENTURES OF OCIEE NASH, THE BLACK BEAUTY

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BLACK JACK

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CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY

2007

FATTY FINN

1980

GOD’S WILL

1989

JOHN AND JULIE

1955

JULIO Y SU ANGEL (JULIO & HIS ANGEL)

1996

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1978

ADVENTURES OF OCIEE NASH, THE USA, 2003, col, 90 mins Dir Kristen McGary

Starring Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham, Skyler Day

In this fun and charming children's adventure, young tomboy Ociee Nash is sent from her male-dominated household in rural Mississippi to live with her refined aunt in Asheville, North Carolina in 1898, to learn how to become a lady.

BLACK BEAUTY UK, 1971, col, 106 mins Dir: James Hill

Starring Mark Lester, Ursula Glas

In this appealing, faithful version of Anna Sewell's classic children's tale, Mark Lester (of 'OLIVER!' fame) stars as the young owner of the spirited horse. Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Black Beauty is handed over to several owners in turn, both kind and cruel, before finally being reunited with young Mark. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BLACK JACK UK, 1979, col, 110 mins Dir: Ken Loach

Starring Jean Franval, Louise Cooper

Loach’s third film is a rare departure from his social realist cinema. This enjoyable romp set in the 18th century is about a highwayman rescued from the gallows by a young draper’s apprentice and their adventures in the North of England. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY USA, 2007, col, 91 mins Dir: Bill Clark

Starring Aran Bell, Tom Berenger, Joely Richardson

This tender story is adapted from the highly successful children’s book. A woodcarver accepts the job of creating nativity figurines for a WW1 widow and her son and thereby resolves his own long-held grief for his deceased wife and child. This perfect Christmas movie is a warm and magical tale about love, forgiveness and family. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

FATTY FINN Australia, 1980, col, 90 mins Dir: Maurice Murphy

Starring Bert Newton, Noni Hazelhurst

Fatty Finn is one of Australia’s most popular comic strip characters of the past 50 years. Fatty desperately searches for a radio in order to listen to the great 1930 cricket match between England & Australia and in his adventure filled journey, he defeats a gang of bullies.

GOD’S WILL USA, 1989, col, 100 mins Dir: David Atcher/Julia Cameron

Starring Dominica Cameron-Scorsese, Holly Fulger

A young orphan girl is left in the custody of her step parents. From the afterlife, her parents look out for her and don't like the treatment she is getting, so they call on the assistance of a deity to intervene.

JOHN AND JULIE UK, 1955, col, 82 mins Dir: William Fairchild

Starring Moira Lister, Wilfred Hyde-White, Sid James, Peter Sellers

Two children run away for the day to get a glimpse of the coronation of the Queen of England.

JULIO Y SU ANGEL (JULIO & HIS ANGEL) Mex/USA, 1996, col, 92 mins Dir: Jorge Cervera Jr.

Starring Carmen Del Valle, Christopher Clark Cervera, Anilu Pard

The heart-warming story of an orphaned eight-year-old Mexican boy, who goes in search of his guardian angel and finds him. Together they embark on a wonderful adventure.

MALACHI'S COVE UK, 1974, col, 89 mins Dir: Henry Herbert

Starring Donald Pleasence, Veronica Quilligan

In this charming tale of innocence and first love young Mally is raised by her wise grandfather after the death of her parents. Mally sells dried seaweed from the cove, but one day a young boy who decides to harvest Mallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seaweed and almost drowns. She saves the boy and together they make the first step towards love.

NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO, THE USA, 1999, col, 94 mins Dir: Michael Anderson

Starring Martin Landau, Udo Kier

The former wood carving is now a real-life 12-year-old boy. When Pinocchio falls foul of a freak show manager, both he and Gepetto are transformed into puppets and are forced to go on tour as part of the show.

SLIPPER AND THE ROSE, THE UK, 1976, col, 146 mins Dir: Bryan Forbes

Starring Gemma Craven, Richard Chamberlain,

An excellent musical version of the story of Cinderella. Every actor sings and dances, and Gemma Craven's simple and endearing performance enhances the film, as does Richard Chamberlain's portrayal of Prince Charming. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TREASURE ISLAND UK, 1973, col, 95 mins Dir: John Hough

Starring Orson Welles, Kim Burfield

Screen version of a pirate adventure story based on the classic novel by R. L. Stevenson. Orson Welles who wrote the script, plays Long John Silver who would like to find hidden treasure.

WATER BABIES, THE UK, 1978, col, 92 mins Dir: Lionel Jeffries

Starring James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Jon Pertwee

An enchanting children's tale featuring a superb blend of animation and live action, as a 12year-old boy discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

Horror 81

Horror ABDUCTED

1986

DEAD OF NIGHT

1974

1972

1989

NEITHER THE SEA NOR THE SAND NEON MANIACS

ABDUCTED II: THE REUNION

1994

DEATH MERCHANT (aka THE

ADDIO ULTIMO UOMO (FAREWELL THE LAST MAN)

1978

DEVIL DOLL

1964

NEVER PLAY WITH THE DEAD

2002

AFRICA AMA (AFRICA UNCENSORED) ASPHYX, THE

1971

DEVIL’S OF DARKNESS

1964

NOMADS

1986

1973

DIE SCREAMING MARIANNE

1971

RAGING FURY

1987

BALLATA MACABRA

1976

1968

REJUVENATOR

1988

BEAST IN THE CELLAR

1971

DR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS ESCALO FRIO (aka SATAN'S BLOOD)

1977

RETURN TO GLENNASCAUL (Orson Welles' Ghost Story)

1951

BEHEMOTH THE SEA MONSTER

1959

EXQUISITE CORPSES

1989

SATAN'S SLAVE

1976

BLACK TORMENT

1964

FACE AT THE WINDOW

1939

SCHIZO

1976

BLOOD

2000

FIEND, THE

1972

1938

BLOOD BEAST TERROR

1968

FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW, THE

1972

SEXTON BLAKE AND HOODED TERROR SLASHERS

BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE

1958

FRIGHTMARE

1975

BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW

1971

FUNLAND

1986

BLOODSUCKERS

1970

FUNNY MAN, THE

1994

SORCERERS, THE

1967

BLOODY NEW YEAR

1987

1969

STUDY IN TERROR, A

1966

BODY BROKERS, THE

1972

HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR

1969

1936

CALDE LABBRA DEL CARNELICE, 1974 LA (KILLER WORE GLOVES, THE)

HAUNTED STRANGLER, THE (aka GRIP OF THE STRANGLER)

1958

SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER TERROR

CANDLE FOR THE DEVIL, A

1974

HEMOGLOBIN (aka BLEEDERS)

1997

TOWER OF EVIL

1972

CANES

2006

HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL 1986 KILLER

TRE PASSI NEL DELIRIO (SPIRIT OF THE DEAD, THE)

1968

CAT AND THE CANARY, THE

1978

HAUNTED STRANGLER, THE (aka GRIP OF THE STRANGLER)

1958

TROLLENBERG TERROR, THE

1958

CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS

1972

HEMOGLOBIN (aka BLEEDERS)

1997

VIRGIN WITCH

1971

COMEBACK, THE

1977

HILLS HAVE EYES II, THE

1984

VOODOO DAWN

1990

COOKERS

2001

HORROR HOSPITAL

1973

WHIP AND THE BODY, THE

1963

CORRIDORS OF BLOOD

1958

HOUSE IN MARSH ROAD, THE

1960

WITCHFINDER GENERAL

1968

CRADLE OF FEAR

2002

HOUSE OF MORTAL SIN

1976

ZOMBIE HIGH

1987

CRIMES AT THE DARK HOUSE

1940

HOUSE OF WHIPCORD

1974

CRIMES OF STEPHEN HAWKE, THE

1936

I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE

1990

CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR 1968

ISLAND OF TERROR

1966

CURSE OF THE VOODOO CURSE OF SIMBA)

1978

(aka

1965

KILLER'S MOON

DAHMER: THE SECRET LIFE OF

1993

MARIA MARTE

DAHMER: THE SECRET LIFE OF JEFFREY DAHMER DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS

1993

MUMSY, NANNY, SONNY AND GIRLY

(MURDER IN 1935

1948

1969

1986

2002

SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY 1988 CAMPERS SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE 1989 WASTELAND

1979

1987

ABDUCTED Canada, 1986, col, 90 mins Dir: Boon Collins

Starring Dan Haggerty, Lawrence King Phillips, Roberta Weiss

A young lady visiting the Canadian Rockies is attacked and kidnapped by a crazed mountain man. The kidnappers' father, Joe, must try to rescue the woman and defeat his deranged son.

ABDUCTED II: THE REUNION Canada, 1994, col, 92 mins Dir: Boon Collins

Starring Dan Haggerty, Jan-Michael Vincent

In this sequel to Abducted, Joe is now a hunting guide and on a trip into the wilderness, he discovers his dead son has risen from the dead and is terrorising a camp site.

ADDIO ULTIMO UOMO (FAREWELL THE LAST MAN) Italy, 1978, col, 91 mins Dir: Alfredo Castiglioni,

Starring Angelo Castiglioni, Riccardo Cucciolla

Another shocking and disturbing Mondo pseudo documentary from the Castiglioni brothers, full of disturbing violence, sex and deviant behaviour.

AFRICA AMA (AFRICA UNCENSORED) Italy, 1971, col, 95 mins Dir: Alfredo Castiglioni

Starring Angelo Castiglioni, Guido Guerrasio

A shocking Mondo by the Castiglionis', based on faked sensationalist footage from a tour of 20 African countries. Feature's scenes of massacres, scarification and bizarre sexual practic-es.

ASPHYX, THE UK, 1973, col, 98 mins Dir: Peter Newbrook

Starring Robert Powell, Robert Stevens

In this haunting chiller, a 19th century scientist discovers the key to immortality by isolating the spirit of death. He gains eternal life but in this Faust-like pact, he is left to brood for eternity on the tragic death of his daughter. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BALLATA MACABRA USA/France, 1976, col, 116 mins Dir: Dan Curtis

Starring Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, Karen Black

Gripping Haunted house chiller from Dan Curtis, which has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into a gothic house with their young son. The catch? The house rejuvenates a part of itself with each death that occurs on its premises.

BEAST IN THE CELLAR UK, 1971, col, 90 mins Dir: James Kelly

Starring Beryl Reid, Flora Robson

In a marked contrast to the classic 'ARSENIC AND OLD LACE', Beryl Reid and Flora Robson are two elderly sisters who have kept their deranged brother hidden in a cellar. He then escapes and embarks on a series of brutal murders.

BEHEMOTH THE SEA MONSTER UK, 1959, b/w, 70 mins Dir: Douglas Hickox

Starring Gene Evans, Andre Morell, Leigh Madison.

Enjoyable monster movie in the style of King Kong and Godzilla. The increasing number of atomic tests has caused tremendous damage in the depths of the sea and brings to the surface a terrifying creature never seen before.

BLACK TORMENT UK, 1964, col, 90 mins Dir: Robert Hartford-Davis

Starring John Turner, Ann Lynn

A baron, whose first wife apparently committed suicide, returns to his estate with his new bride. He begins to fear for his sanity following a series of horrific incidents that appears to be his own doing. Atmospheric and shocking film. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BLOOD UK, 2000, col, 91 mins Dir: Charly Cantor

Starring Adrian Rawlins, Lee Blakemore, Phil Cornwell

Twenty years ago, a scientist genetically engineered a girl using blood inflected with a narcotic agent. When he meets his patient in the present, as an attractive woman, the boundaries between love and addiction become increasingly blurredâ&#x20AC;Ś A modern-day horror tale which updates the age-old vampire myth.

BLOOD BEAST TERROR,THE UK, 1968, col, 88 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Peter Cushing, Robert Flemyng

A genetic scientist creates a creature that is capable of transforming back and forth between a beautiful woman and a giant Death Head moth and that needs to feed on the blood of male victims. This cult Tigon-produced creature-feature is an enjoyable variation on the vampire mythology. HD MASTER

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BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE UK, 1958, col, 85 mins Dir: Henry Cass

Starring Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley

An anaemic scientist takes control of a Bavarian lunatic asylum and uses the inmates to replenish his blood supply, in an attempt to free himself from a vampire taint. Macabre but fun horror, similar to the Hammer productions of the time.

BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW, THE UK, 1971, col, 95 mins Dir: Piers Haggard

Starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden

Gory but gripping tale of devil worship in a 17th century British village, which begins with the discovery of a beastlike figure in a field and its dramatic effect on the local populace. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BLOODSUCKERS UK, 1970, col, 87 mins Dir: Rob. Hartford-Davis

Starring Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing

An Oxford Don falls under the pagan spell of a female enchantress when on holiday in Greece. She initiates him in the art of black magic and Satanism, and these experimentations in the dark arts lead to a tragic and horrific finale.

BLOODY NEW YEAR UK, 1987, col, 88 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring Suzy Aitchison, Colin Heywood

Five teenagers stranded on an island come across a deserted hotel decorated to celebrate 1959s New Year's Eve. When the dead start to rise, it becomes apparent that the island is haunted by a terrible presence.

BODY BROKERS, THE UK, 1972, col, 91 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Derren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews

This enjoyable dark comic horror is based on the 19th century body snatchers, who went into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CALDE LABBRA DEL CARNELICE, LA (KILLER WORE GLOVES, THE) Spain/Italy, 1974, col, 90 mins Dir: Juan Bosch

Starring Gillian Hills, Ă ngel del Pozo, Silvia Solar

A series of suspicious deaths takes place in and around a luxurious London apartment complex in this Spanish Giallo. A beautiful young woman rents out a room to a tenant who later that day commits suicide. On the same day another man appears on her doorstep claiming to be the tenant, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when residents start falling victim to a gloved killer. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CANDLE FOR THE DEVIL, A Spain, 1974, col, 83 mins Dir: Eugene Martin

Starring Judy Geeson, Vic Winner

Malevolent Aurora Bautista runs a hotel in a small Spanish village, due to a case of religious mania Aurora starts killing women in a sadistic manner. A young English tourist visits the hotel to find her missing sister and finds herself to be Aurora's next target. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CANES (aka THE COVENANT) USA, 2006, col, 90 mins Dir: Michael Bafaro

Starring Edward Furlong, Michael Madsen

In this nerve-wracking horror, a blind man makes a Faustian pact with a demon to restore his sight but ends up unleashing a wave of unspeakable evil upon humanity

CAT AND THE CANARY, THE UK, 1978, col, 95 mins Dir: Radley Metzger

Starring Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox

An all-star remake of a horror classic. A grumpy old man declares that his last will and testament not be read for twenty years after of his death. At the long-awaited reading, in order to collect their inheritance, the very nervous family must spend one night in an old, dark scary

CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS USA, 1972, col, 85 mins Dir: Bob Clark

Starring Alan Ormsby, Jane Daly

A theatre director takes his acting troupe to a remote island where he encourages them to raise the dead. The rites appear to fail, but later that evening the dead rise and seek vengeance on the desecrators of their tombs.

COMEBACK, THE UK, 1977, col, 100 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson

A singer tries to revive his career by recording an album in an English country house. At first, he enjoys the isolation but then he becomes haunted by visions of his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. He is horrified to discover the dismembered remains of his wife in the house, and this is only the beginning of the surprises that await himâ&#x20AC;Ś HD MASTER AVAILABLE

COOKERS USA, 2001, col, 96 mins Dir: Dan Mintz

Starring Brad Hunt, Cyia Batten

Three junkies plan to cook up a batch of crystal meth to get rich. The batch is tainted, and after sampling it, they all become tormented by terrifying and horrific visions.

CORRIDORS OF BLOOD UK, 1958, b/w, 87 mins Dir: Robert Day

Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Betta St John

Nineteenth-century English author James Rankin (Boris Karloff) believes that the wrong man was hanged twenty years earlier for a series of murders, but his investigations lead him to a horrible and, for him, gruesomely inescapable secret.

CRADLE OF FEAR UK, 2002, col, 120 mins Dir: Alex Chandon

Starring Dani Filth, Emily Bouffante

A gruesome mix of four stories all linked by the tale of Kemper, a child killer. Despite being incarcerated, Kemper uses an ally in the outside world to reap revenge on those who imprisoned him. His partner-in-crime is a deranged spectral character who leaves a trail of death in his wake.

CRIMES AT THE DARK HOUSE UK, 1940, b/w, 69 mins Dir: George King

Starring Tod Slaughter, Hilary Eaves

In this loose adaption of The Woman in White, a Victorian landowner cannot persuade his wife to sign over her fortune to him. However, fate lends him a hand when the 'double' of his wife dies of a heart failure in an asylum, as he plans to switch the two women's identities.

CRIMES OF STEPHEN HAWKE, THE UK, 1936, b/w, 69 mins Dir: George King

Starring Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor

A kindly moneylender leads a double life as the murderous fiend known as the Spine Breaker! When the police come to suspect him, he prudently escapes London, but is forced to return in order to save his daughter from a villainous police chief.

CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR UK, 1968, col, 87 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele

A young man in search of his brother, stumbles upon a coven led by a warlock who is plotting revenge for the death of his female ancestor burned to death in the 17th century. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CURSE OF THE VOODOO (aka CURSE OF SIMBA) USA/UK, 1965, b/w, 77 mins Dir: Lindsay Shonteff

Starring Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely

In Africa, a hunter kills a great lion. The animal turns out to be sacred to a local tribe of voodoo worshipers and when the hunter returns to England, he finds himself seeing strange apparitions involving the lion and murderous jungle warriors.

DAHMER: THE SECRET LIFE OF JEFFREY DAHMER USA, 1993, col, 99 mins Dir: David R. Bowen

Starring Carl Crew, Cassidy Phillips, Donna Stewart Bowen

A biographical drama based on the horrific exploits of notorious serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered more than a dozen people before his captured in 1992.

DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS UK, 1948, b/w, 91 mins Dir: Lance Comfort

Starring Siobhan McKenna, Maxwell Reed

In this Gothic melodrama attractively set on the dark and haunting Yorkshire moors. Mysterious Emmy lures men to their death on the Moors, as she is revealed to be a homicidal nymphomanic. This grim melodrama was pretty risque for its time, adapted by Max Catto from his

DEAD OF NIGHT USA, 1974, col, 88 mins Dir: Bob Clark

Starring Richard Backus, Lynn Carlin

A young soldier dies in Vietnam and on the same night returns home to his family. His father grows suspicious of the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conduct and discovers to his horror, that his son is a zombie and has a thirst for blood. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DEATH MERCHANT (aka THE UNDERTAKER) USA, 1989, col, 80 mins Dir: Franco Steffanino

Starring Joe Spinell

In this tongue-in-cheek, gory horror, a funeral director feels he is losing out on business as his potential clients are staying alive due to their healthy lifestyles. The funeral director ensuring he can stay in business with some help from an enterprising mortician.

DEVIL DOLL UK, 1964, b/w, 81 mins Dir: Lindsay Shonteff

Starring Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain

The Great Vorelli is about to dazzle London with his eerie mixture of hypnotism and ventriloquism. However, his dummy seems a little too lifelike. Experience the haunting imagery and unforgettable twist ending of Devil Doll, the cult horror classic which has chilled audiences for decades.

DEVILâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEN, THE UK, 1976, col, 94 mins Dir: Costa Carayiannis

Starring Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing

An atmospheric and suspenseful tale of devil worship, in which a priest believes that the recent disappearance of several tourists in Greece is connected with witchcraft and, in particular, worship of an ancient god, the Minotaur. Pleasance and Cushing give wonderful performances in this chilling horror, much influenced by Mario Bava and the gothic stylising of Hammer.

DEVILS OF DARKNESS UK, 1964, col, 90 mins Dir: Lance Comfort

Starring William Sylvester, Tracy Reed

A secret vampire cult captures young nubile females as sacrifices to their vampire lord. A writer looking into the disappearance of one of these victims, is drawn into conflict with the cult. This was the first British vampire movie to be filmed in a contemporary setting.

DIE SCREAMING MARIANNE UK, 1971, col, 98 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Susan George, Leo Genn

Marianne is on the run as she is about to inherit a sizeable Swiss bank account and incriminating documents that her corrupt family would prefer stay hidden. Trickery, betrayal and death are around every corner in this pulse-pounding, suspense-filled horror thriller. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DR. TERRORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOUSE OF HORROR UK, 1965, col, 98 mins Dir: Freddie Francis

Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee

One of the best anthologies from Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amicus Productions headlined by Cushing as a tarot card-reading Dr. Schreck, whose stacked deck spells doom for five train travelers. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ESCALO FRIO (aka SATAN'S BLOOD) Spain, 1977, col, 90 mins Dir: Carlos Puerto

Starring Angel Aranda, Sandra Alberti, Mariana Karr

Excellent Spanish horror from the Franco era with a slightly erotic flavour, in which a young couple is tricked into becoming the unsuspecting victims of a coven of devil worshippers. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

EXQUISITE CORPSES USA, 1989, col, 92mins Dir: Temisyocles Lopez

Starring Zoe Tamierlaine Lund, Daniel Chapman, Gary Knox

In this off-beat tale of corruption, deception and murder, a country musician cultivates a new, sophisticated image when he relocates to the big city, but he cannot refine his urge to kill.

FACE AT THE WINDOW, THE UK, 1939, b/w, 67 mins Dir: George King

Starring Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor

A Parisian aristocrat, responsible for a number of ghastly murders, concocts a devious plan with his deranged brother to pull off a rash of bank robberies. They plan to use the motive of the notorious murderer 'The Wolf' to throw the police off their trail.

FIEND, THE (aka BEWARE MY BRETHREN) UK. 1972, col, 87 mins Dir: Rupert Hartford Davis

Starring Ann Todd, Patrick McGee

A security guard, raised in a bizarre religious sect, participates in his own style of missionary work saving prostitutes from sin by killing them. Things heat up once a nurse and journalist investigate these murders. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW, THE UK, 1972, col, 97mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Robin Askwith, Luan Peters

A young theatre group is recruited (by a mysterious employer) to rehearse a Grand Guignol play. Life starts to imitate art, as one by one the actors are killed in this inventive slasher. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

FRIGHTMARE UK, 1975, col, 90 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Rupert Davies, Leo Genn

A psychotic couple lives on an isolated farm after being released from an asylum. The wife invites lonely young people to the house to murder them under the guise of reading their fortune, and as the murders increase, their younger daughter seems to be following in her motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homicidal footsteps. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

FUNLAND USA, 1986, col, 90 mins Dir: Michael A Simpson

Starring David Lander, William Windom, Jan Hooks

A family-run amusement park is taken over by a large organisation and the existing staff take revenge.

FUNNY MAN, THE UK, 1994, col, 90 mins Dir: Simon Sprackling

Starring Tim James, Christopher Lee

When music producer Max Taylor wins the ancestral home of the mysterious Mr. Chance in a hand of poker, he doesn't realise that far from ending the game it has just begun... A funny man is still living in the castle and doesn't intend to share it.

HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON Spain/Italy, 1969, col, 93 mins Dir: Mario Bava

Starring Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander

Bava stuns and shocks in this Freudian tale of a bridal dress designer who kills various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s causing him to commit murder. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR UK, 1969, col, 91 mins Dir: Michael Armstrong

Starring Frankie Avalon, Jill Hayworth

A young man suggests to his friends to visit a haunted house he used to play in. Once they arrive at the house, one of them is killed. As the police investigate the teenagers must return to the house, this brings out the hidden psychotic personality in Chris, as he plans to kill again.

HAUNTED STRANGLER, THE (aka GRIP OF THE STRANGLER) UK, 1958, b/w, 78 mins Dir: Robert Day

Starring Boris Karloff, Anthony Dawson, Jean Kent

In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton dares to dream the unthinkable: to operate on patients without causing pain. Unfortunately, the quest for general anaesthesia is blocked by a ruthless killer, as well as Boltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s devastating addiction to his own chemical experiments.

HEMOGLOBIN (aka BLEEDERS) USA, 1997, col, 90 mins Dir: Peter Svatek

Starring Gillian Ferrabee, Rutger Hauer

A family of incestuous Dutch aristocrats emigrates to New England and 300 years later their long-lost descendent John returns to the ancestral home to research his rare blood disorder. Meanwhile, residents start to disappear and it seems that a race of horrific mutants is to

HENRY, PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER USA, 1986, col, 83 mins Dir: John McNaughton

Starring Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles

Notorious cult shocker based on the true story of Henry Lee Lucas, a self-confessed serial killer who became a media star. A graphic and brutal film. Bonus material available includes deleted scenes, outtakes and commentary. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HILLS HAVE EYES II, THE USA, 1984, col, 86 mins Dir: Wes Craven

Starring John Laughlin, Michael Berryman

In this trip into Wes Craven territory, a group of adolescents inevitably meets their death at the hands of barbaric cannibals. A bus breaks down and eight youngsters are stranded, among them a survivor from the original "The Hills Have Eyes." HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HORROR HOSPITAL UK, 1973, col, 100 mins Dir: Antony Balch

Starring Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanessa Shaw

A member of a 1960's pop group decides he needs a break at a country retreat. On the train, he meets Judy the niece of the owners, and as they arrive, they find out that the owners are using the guests for surgical mind-control experiments. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HOUSE IN MARSH ROAD, THE UK, 1960, b/w, 70 mins Dir: Montgomery Tully

Starring Tony Wright, Patricia Dainton

Based on a novel by Laurence Meynell, a poltergeist attempts to prevent a book critic and his mistress from murdering the critic's wife.

HOUSE OF MORTAL SIN (aka CONFESSIONAL, THE) UK, 1976, col, 104 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon

A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest becomes obsessed with her. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HOUSE OF WHIPCORD UK, 1974, col, 102 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Patrick Barr, Ann Michelle

A mentally-ill judge, appalled by the decline of moral standards’ sets up a private house of correction for young girls. Walker’s notorious disturbing exploitation film is also an intelligent critique of film censorship and the morality of 70s Britain. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE UK, 1990, col, 101 mins Dir: Dirk Campbell

Starring Neil Morrissey, Michael Elphick, Amanda Noar

When a motorbike gang kills a Satanist, the evil spirit he was about to summon up inhabits a damaged bike. The bike is then bought and restored, but reveals its "true nature" by attempting to exact vengeance on the gang - and anyone else that gets in its way!

ISLAND OF TERROR UK, 1966, col, 89 mins Dir: Terence Fisher

Starring Peter Cushing, Edward Judd

Two scientists travel to a mysterious island on an expedition and are aghast to find shell-like creatures, which have a taste for human flesh. The scientists find out that these monsters were the result of an experiment gone wrong… HD MASTER AVAILABLE

KILLER'S MOON UK, 1978, col, 92 mins Dir Alan Birkinshaw

Starring Anthony Forrest, Georgina Kean

Menacing and disturbing slasher, in which the peaceful beauty of the Lake District is soon shattered by four psychopaths who have escaped from a nearby prison hospital. These crazed men torment their victims, including a party of stranded schoolgirls. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MAGIA NUDA (NAKED MAGIC) Italy, 1975, col, 85 mins Dir: Alfredo Castiglioni

Starring Angelo Castiglioni, Mac Mauro Smith

Mondo style faux documentary examining tribes in Africa and South America that use magic as a means of survival and a way of life. The film hypes the practices of tribal life to include shocking scenes of violence and sex.

MARIA MARTEN (MURDER IN THE RED BARN, THE) UK, 1935, b/w, 67 mins Dir: Milton Rosmer

Starring Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart

A wicked Squire abuses a young country girl named Maria and when Maria discovers she is pregnant the Squire kills her. However, Maria does not rest in peace as her spirit haunts the Squire due to his evil deeds. Based on an actual 19th-century Suffolk murder case.

MUMSY, NANNY, SONNY AND GIRLY UK, 1969, col, 102 mins Dir: Freddie Francis

Starring Michael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Pat Heywood

A wealthy man kidnaps tramps and hippies, forcing them to participate in an elaborate roleplaying game in which they pretend to be the perfect family. A gem from the fertile period of British horror movie making. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NEITHER THE SEA NOR THE SAND UK, 1972, col, 94 mins Dir: Fred Burnley

Starring Susan Hampshire, Frank Finlay

A pretty young woman begins a love affair with a man and promises to love him beyond death itself. The dream turns to a nightmare as he survives his sudden death following a heart attack. While his love remains intact his body is slowly decaying....

NEON MANIACS USA, 1986, col, 90 mins Dir: Joseph Mangine

Starring Leilani Sarelle, Alan Hayes, Donna Locke

Against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, Natalieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday party is in full swing when strange terrifying alien creatures appear and murder her friends. She is rescued by the police but the creatures and her friends have disappeared without traceâ&#x20AC;Ś

NEVER PLAY WITH THE DEAD USA, 2002, col, 90 mins Dir: Ray Kilby

Starring Mark Homer, Louisa Milwood Haigh

Craig is a cocky and brash college student with a plan to make a quick dollar. He plans to stage the party of the year in a derelict mental health asylum but things are not what they seem inside the walls of the old asylum. Suddenly, the quest for fun has become a deadly race to stay alive.

NOMADS USA, 1986, col, 91 mins Dir: John McTiernan

Starring Pierce Brosnan, Lesley-Anne Down

An anthropologist intends to settle peacefully in Los Angeles but a mystical band of deadly evil spirits - the incarnation of the nomads he once studied - materialises to haunt him. When he is murdered, the doctor who tried to save him is plunged into a twisted game of life and death. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

RAGING FURY USA, 1987, col, 85 mins Dir: Douglas Grossman

Starring Christopher Stryker, Maureen Mooney

Four high school boys decide one night to play a prank on their young teacher, Ms Storm but they are unaware that she harbours a dark secret from her childhood past, the memory of which is triggered by the students’ prank. When the tables are turned, the students find themselves the victim of Ms Storm’s fury.

REJUVENATOR USA, 1988, col, 85 mins Dir: Brian Thomas

Starring Jones Vivian Lanko, John Mackay, James Hogue

Ruth Warren, a wealthy, faded film star, finances Dr. Ashton’s ambitious plans to develop a youth serum. The prototype makes her as beautiful and seductive as she once was, but she cannot enjoy her new life for long, as she begins to display signs of monstrous disfiguration

RETURN TO GLENNASCAUL (Orson Welles' Ghost Story) USA/UK, 1951 (restored 1992), b/w & col, 28 mins Dir: Orson Welles

Starring Hilton Edwards, Michael Laurence, Shelah Richards

Filmed during the making of OTHELLO in Ireland in 1951, RETURN TO GLENNASCAUL is a ghost story narrated by Orson Welles telling the story of a mysterious hitchhiker. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film and screened theatrically in 1951, film was restored in 1992 with a prologue by Peter Bogdanovich added.

SATAN'S SLAVE UK, 1976, col, 90 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring Michael Gough, Candace Glendenning

In this effective foray into devil worship set in the English countryside. A young girl is caught up in a satanic cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one as her uncle plans to use her body to resurrect a powerful witch.

SCHIZO UK, 1976, col, 109 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Lynne Frederick, John Fraser

Samantha and Alan are getting married, but William isn’t pleased and begins stalking Samantha. In this slice of seventies slasher sleaze, Walker manages to combine a bleak world view with a penchant for imaginative scenes and his own brand of cynical, exploitation-based shockers. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SEXTON BLAKE AND HOODED TERROR UK, 1938, b/w, 70 mins Dir: George King

Starring Tod Slaughter, Greta Gynt

Renowned detective George Curzon tackles a worldwide crime organisation known as the Hooded Terror and unmasks its mastermind, a millionaire philatelist. But as Curzon attempts to save a female secret agent from a hideous fate, the villain escapes!

SLASHERS UK, 2002, col, 90 mins Dir: Maurice Devereaux

Starring Sarah J. Crowder, Claudine Shiraishi

Japan's number one extreme reality show is having it's first all-American special! Six lucky contestants, chosen from thousands of applicants, will have the chance to win millions of dollars, and all they have to do is stay alive and fight for their lives against three bloodthirsty slashers.

SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS USA, 1988, col, 95 mins Dir: Michael A. Simpson

Starring Pamela Springsteen

Angela Baker has undergone years of therapy, electro-shock and sexual reassignment surgeries, and finally landed herself a job in the last place she should be working - camp rolling hills. She has an old fashioned approach on how to run a camp and a deadly way of making sure people follow her rules.

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SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND USA, 1989, col, 80 mins Dir: Michael A. Simpson

Starring Pamela Springsteen, Michael J. Pollard,

When the new owners of Camp New Horizons host a weekend retreat for both rich and poor kids, no one knows what to expect. When dead bodies start appearing, it becomes clear that Angela, the murderous heroine of SLEEPAWAY CAMP II, is up to her old tricks again! HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SORCERERS, THE UK, 1967, col, 86 mins Dir: Michael Reeves

Starring Boris Karloff, Susan George

A drab, elderly scientist and his wife possess a device that enables them to impose telepathic fantasies on people and to be able to experience the sensations felt by their subjects. They take control of a young man and have him live out what they associate with contemporary youth: violence and sex. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

STUDY IN TERROR, A UK, 1966, col, 97 mins Dir: James Hill

Starring John Neville, Robert Morley

John Neville and Donald Houston team up as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in this clever chiller about the great detective who attempts to track down Jack the Ripper but is always one step behind. Based on a novel by Ellery Queen. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER UK, 1936, b/w, 68 mins Dir: George King

Starring Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton

A Fleet Street barber recounts the story of Sweeney Todd, a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many of his customers for their money and disposed of the evidence in meat pies.

TERROR UK, 1979, col, 87 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring John Nolan, Caroline Courage

Supernatural and mysterious forces grip a young filmmaker whose relatives and close friends all appear destined to meet with a violent death. Lively and distinctive due to the script's amusing exploitation of the show-business milieu and its capacity to reverse genre conventions.

TOWER OF EVIL UK/USA, 1972, col, 89 mins Dir: Jim O'Connolly

Starring Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth, Anna Palk

A group of experienced archaeologists are searching for an old and mystic Phoenician treasure when they are surprised by a series of mysterious murdersâ&#x20AC;Ś HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TRE PASSI NEL DELIRIO (SPIRIT OF THE DEAD, THE) France/Italy, 1968, col, 121 mins Dir: Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim Starring Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon Federico Fellini, Louis Malle and Roger Vadim each adapts a chilling Poe short story.

TROLLENBERG TERROR, THE (aka CRAWLING EYE) UK, 1958, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Quentin Lawrence

Starring Forrest Tucker, Janet Munro, Jennifer Jayne

Something from outer space is lurking in a radioactive cloud at the top of a peaceful Swiss mountain, as victims' heads are found wrenched from their bodies. With the help of two telepathic sisters, a UNO scientific investigator tries to prevent the aliens from spreading their influence.

VIRGIN WITCH UK, 1971, col, 91 mins Dir: Ray Austin

Starring Neil Hallett, Ann Michelle

A psychedelic mix of sex and blood-curdling horror as two attractive young women run away to London and make the acquaintance of the head of a modelling agency who persuades them to take part in satanic rituals. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

VOODOO DAWN USA, 1990, col, 90 mins Dir: Steven Fierberg

Starring Gina Gershon, Raymond St. Jacques, Tony Todd

A group of immigrant Haitian farm workers fight an evil voodoo priest who tries to kill them and use their body parts to create a zombie army.

WHIP AND THE BODY, THE It/Fra, 1963, col, 85 mins Dir: Mario Bava

Starring Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall

In the 19th century, a sadistic nobleman terrorises the members of his family. He is found dead, but his ghost soon returns to haunt the residents of his castle. Bava creates an unrelentingly, creepy tale of obsession and perversion, which is a riff on Wuthering Heights. Featuring excellent direction, brilliantlycomposed photography and a convincingly-cruel performance from Lee. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

WITCHFINDER GENERAL UK, 1968, col, 87 mins Dir: Michael Reeves

Starring Vincent Price, Patrick Wymark

The 17th-century Witchfinder (played with relish by Price) travels Britain torturing and killing suspected witches and deviants in this fascinating portrait of a society where sadism is

sup-ported in the name of the State and the Church. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ZOMBIE HIGH USA, 1987, col, 97 mins Dir: Ron Link

Starring Virginia Madsen, Sherilyn Fenn

A highly enjoyable horror comedy, featuring early performances from the two female leads, in which a student discovers that something is amiss at her new boarding school. The sedate student body is being preyed upon by their teachers in their search for eternal youth.

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ARIA UK, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Altman, Beresford, Godard, Jarman, Roeg, Russell + 4 more Starring Theresa Russell, Elizabeth Hurley, Bridget Fonda, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt 10 different directors interpret 10 famous opera arias in any style they choose. The list of directors involved brings rich variety to the imaginings. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BLACK JOY UK, 1977, col, 109 mins Dir: Anthony Simmons

Starring Trevor Thomas, Norman Beaton, Floella Benjamin

A witty, street-smart parable about a Guyanese youth who arrives in London and quickly learns to trade his innocence for experience. A zestful picture of life in Brixton, full of humour, sharp observation and optimistic joy.

CREAM - FAREWELL CONCERT UK, 1969, col, 88 mins Dir: Tony Palmer

Starring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce

Cream played together for only two years, but in that time gained the admiration of musicians all over the world. This filmed concert includes rare off-stage interviews that reveal the influences, techniques and feelings of each band member. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE UK, 1978, col 80 mins Dir: David Winters

Starring Kirk Douglas, Susan George

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a doctor whose experiments lead to tragedy, is given a new dimension and universal appeal in this brilliant musical version. It is superb family entertainment and has been critically acclaimed as 'bringing to mind some of the finer moments of MY FAIR LADY'.

GAIETY GEORGE UK, 1946, b/w, 98 mins Dir: George King

Starring Richard Greene, Ann Todd

The story of a young showman of the Gay 'Nineties', who creates the medium of musical comedy. He wins in love and loses his fortune - but somehow wins through in time for a happy ending. The period is well caught, the performances pleasing and the story engaging.

GLASTONBURY FAYRE UK, 1973, col, 91 mins Dir: Nicolas Roeg Documentary about Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s answer to the Woodstock Festival, Glastonbury Fayre, which was first held in 1971 as 10,000 people came from all over the world to enjoy music, dance, poetry and theatre. Glastonbury is now regarded as one of the premiere music festivals and this documentary is a revealing insight into its origins. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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RUDE BOY UK, 1980, col, 133 mins Dir: Jack Hazan

Starring Ray Gange, The Clash

Punk band The Clash fire an aggressive and ambitious road manager in this vibrant semidocumentary drama with strong musical sequences. Songs include "Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burning", "White Riot", and "I Fought the Law". HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TOMMY UK, 1975, col, 111 mins Dir: Ken Russell

Starring Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret

Ken Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film is an energetic, witty and enjoyable adaptation of the classic rock opera by Pete Townshend and The Who. It tells the story of Tommy, a deaf, dumb and blind child whose hazardous journey through life changes when he undergoes a miracle cure. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

UNS ET LES AUTRES, LES (aka BOLERO) France, 1981, col,184 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Robert Hossein, James Caan, Fanny Ardent

A spectacular examination of passion and desire using Ravel's Bolero to focus on the interactions between a number of musical families during the 20th Century. This epic production features a series of amazingly choreographed dance performances and an outstanding international cast. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS UK, 1980, col, 30 mins Dir: Don Boyd

The Four Seasons is performed here by the Montpellier Strings, led by Carmel Kaine and featuring distinguished soloist Raymond Cohen on the violin. Michael Hordern enriches this performance with his reading of the sonnets.

YESSONGS UK, 1975, col, 73 mins Dir: Peter Neal Starring Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White. Relive the power of Yes on their 1972 world tour. Featuring the classic line-up of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White. Watch as they perform many of their symphonic masterpieces from the "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge" albums. Restored DTS 5.1 soundtrack and additional bonus materials also available. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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AND NOW... LADIES & GENTLEMEN… France/UK, 2002, col, 133 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte

Irons is superb as a criminal who falls in love with someone who also wants to forget her past. This stylish, charming and sensitively told romance is a loving tribute to the classic romantic epics of the past.

CALDE NOTTI DI LADY HAMILTON, LE (EMMA HAMILTON) Italy/West Germany/France/USA, 1968, col, 98 mins Dir: Christian-Jacques

Starring Michele Mercier, Richard Johnson, John Mills.

In this period romance, a female social-climber becomes the wife of William Hamilton, the ambassador of Naples. Not content with her position, she woos Admiral Nelson before he dies at the Battle of Trafalgar. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

EDITH ET MARCEL France, 1983, col, 117 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Evelyne Bouix, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster

Lelouch’s stunning retelling of the erotically-charged and heart-breaking love affair between France's greatest voice, Edith Piaf, and France's finest boxer, Marcel Cerdan. Using a wide selection of Piaf’s songs, ‘Edith et Marcel’ is an absorbing love story and a perfect companion piece to ‘La Vie en Rose.’ HD MASTER AVAILABLE

KEITH USA, 2008, col, 93 mins Dir: Todd Kessler

Starring Elisabeth Harnois, Jesse McCartney, Margo Harshman

KEITH is a life-affirming and captivating romance, featuring outstanding performances from the two young leads. Natalie, a teen with a highly ordered life, falls in love with Keith, an out of control, unhappy teenager who is dying of cancer.. At first, Natalie suffers the brunt of Keith’s bitter and selfish abuse, but soon learns that this is a mask for his pain, and as their relationship develops, Keith teaches her the greatest gift of all: the value of life and living for yourself. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

LOVE ME LEAVE ME UK, 1989, col, 90 mins Dir: Charles Marriott

Starring Emma Sutton, John Chancer

Helen has spent the last eight lonely years nursing her invalid father, and after his death plans to have a child. Holidaying in Rome she has an affair with an American Sergeant, but he is outraged when he hears of her plan. They meet years later, and a strong and enduring love affair develops between them.

NANOU UK, 1985, col, 110 mins Dir: Conny Templeman

Starring Imogen Stubbs, Daniel Day-Lewis

A young English girl goes to France before starting college. She meets and falls in love with Luc, a Frenchman who uses his own small town environment as a base for his political activism. As Nanou’s own life becomes increasingly submerged in his, Luc’s political activities' slide towards violence.

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NUMB USA, 2007, col, 93 mins Dir: Harris Goldberg

Starring Matthew Perry, Lynn Collins

Matthew Perry displays great range in this charming romantic comedy in which he plays a depressed screenwriter who seeks out every imaginable therapy but nothing seems to help until he meets the relaxed and kindly Sara. But can her love cure him?

SAM & SARAH USA, 1992, col, 90 mins Dir: John Strysik

Starring Robet Rothman, Kathleen Sykora

Off-beat romance centring on the love affair that blossoms between a pair of homeless outcasts.

SCUSI FACCIAMO L'AMORE (LET'S MAKE LOVE) Italy/France, 1969, col, 91 mins Dir: Vittorio Caprioli

Starring Pierre ClĂŠmenti, Beba Loncar, Carlo Caprioli

A young man travels to Milan to attend his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral and finds out his father was a gigolo. The young man decides to continue in the family profession looking for rich women to prey upon. This enjoyable light hearted tale features an evocative Ennio Morricone soundtrack, and is a great insight into the style and panache of 60s Milan. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SILENT HARMONY USA, 1987, col, 91 mins Dir: David Dessel

Starring Paul Peret

A street musician finds forgiveness through the love of a blind photographer.

STAR OF MY NIGHT UK, 1953, b/w, 71 mins Dir: Paul Dickson

Starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron

A cynical sculptor falls for a ballerina and creates a life-size statue of her. Her boyfriend attacks the sculptor damaging his sight, and the sculptor decides to finish the statue instead of saving his sight. The ballerina finds out that he loves her, and she devotes her life to him.

THE STICK UP USA, 1977, col, 101 mins Dir: Jeffrey Bloom

Starring David Soul, Pamela McMyler,

In this period caper, set in 1930s England, romance blooms between two very different people, an American thief and an Irish woman. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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SWEETER THAN WINE UK, 1988, col, 91 mins Dir: Alan Birkinshaw

Starring Jeff Harding, Nancy Mulford

Christiane is the heiress to a vineyard after her grandfather's death and she has to share her inheritance with an American relative, Neil. He finds a cold welcome and the task of straightening out the family affairs upon his arrival. The appearance of his girlfriend precipitates a confrontation and makes Christiane realize that she loves Neil.

TIM Australia, 1979, col, 109 mins Dir: Michael Pate

Starring Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie, Alwyn Kurts

Mary (Piper Laurie) is a single businesswoman in her 40s. Tim (Mel Gibson) is a young day labourer who suffers from a learning disability. When Mary hires Tim to work around her house, the two very different people discover they have a lot in common and become friends. Mary decides to help Tim learn to read and while they spend more and more time together, their friendship grows into something deeper, much to the chagrin of their disapproving friends. TIM was released just after "MAD MAX" and shows a very different side of Mel Gibson. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

TOUTE UNE VIE France, 1974, b/w & col, 150 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Marthe Keller, André Dussollier, Charles Denner

Lelouch was nominated for an Academy Award for this beautiful film which chronicles three different love affairs over three generations. Using a tapestry of cinematic styles, inventive narrative flashbacks and Francis Lai’s evocative score, Lelouch creates a stirring and powerful film. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TWO WAY STREET UK, 1931, b&w, 43 mins Dir: George King

Starring Sari Maritza, Henry Wilcoxon

Short romantic drama about the daughter of a bird fancier who decides to ditch her Cockney fiancé (a petty thief), for an aristocratic new lover. The young lady's ex-boyfriend complicates matters by stealing a necklace belonging to the titled gent…

UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME France, 1966, col, 102 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Barouh.

Lelouch’s breakthrough movie won the Cannes Palme d’Or in 1966 and Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Screenplay and was a huge box office hit. The very simple story (of a couple trying to form a relationship hampered by memories of their dead spouses) is filmed with an almost casual technique, in colour, black & white and sepia. The acting is superb and Francis Lai’s light and elegant score added to the movie’s success at home and abroad. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

VOLEUR ET LA MENTEUSE, LE France, 1994, col, 79 mins Dir: Paul Boujenah

Starring Mathilda May, Gérard Darmon

In this fantastically romantic and sexy comedy, an escaped criminal encounters a movie costumer. She initially disbelieves he is a criminal on the run and lies about herself until she finds out the truth, and falls in love.

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4...3...2...1...MORTE (OPERATION STARDUST) Italy/West Germany/Spain/Monaco, 1967, col, 95 mins Dir: Primo Zeglio

Starring Lang Jeffries, Essy Persson, Luis Dávila

A team of astronauts are sent to the moon to save a dying race of aliens. During the rescue mission, the astronauts are attacked by a group of bandit robots, and must defeat a group of enemy spies planning to kill the alien race. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

ALIEN AGENT Canada, 2007, col, 95 mins Dir: Jesse V. Johnson

Starring Mark Dacascos, Amelia Cooke, Emma Lahana

An involving sci-fi thriller in which Earth is invaded by aliens from a dying planet, led by a ruthless female Warrior Queen who plans to invade by building a portal connecting the two worlds. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ATOMIC SUBMARINE, THE UK/USA, 1976, col, 89 mins Dir: Kevin Connor

Starring Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro

A Victorian era scientist, and his assistant, take a test run in their Iron Mole drilling machine and end up in a strange underground labyrinth ruled by a species of giant telepathic birds. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BODY STEALERS, THE UK, 1969, col, 91 mins Dir: Gerry Levy

Starring George Sanders, Patrick Allen

At a NATO airfield, a parachute designer watches the testing of his new-style parachute, but something goes horribly wrong as the tester disappears mid jump. A special investigator is called in, and the case leads him into the unknown… HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DARK STAR USA, 1974, col, 85 mins Dir: John Carpenter

Starring Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon

Carpenter’s feature début is a rollicking, anarchic trip into space that merrily debunks a host of other space movies, notably 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Four bored astronauts try to fill their time between planet bombing missions by catching up on their tans using a sun lamp, conversing with their female version of HAL and space surfing.

FIEND WITHOUT A FACE UK, 1958, b/w, 74 mins Dir: Arthur Crabtree

Starring Marshall Thompson, Terry Kilburn, Kynaston Reeves

A scientist’s thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters who terrorise an American military base in this nightmarish chiller, directed by Arthur Crabtree. This outstanding sci-fi/horror hybrid is a special effects bonanza, and a high-water mark in British genre filmmaking.

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FIRE MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE UK, 1956, b/w, 80 mins Dir: Cy Roth

Starring Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw

Spacemen land on the 13th moon of Jupiter to find 16 man-hungry space-girls and a monster with a hunger for human blood. One of the worst films ever made and consequently, great fun!

FIRST MAN INTO SPACE UK, 1959, b/w, 77 mins Dir: Robert Day

Starring Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards

In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return with a thirst for blood.

INSEMINOID (aka HORROR PLANET) UK, 1981, col, 93 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley, Stephanie Beacham

A crew of interplanetary archaeologists are threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one.

MEMORY RUN USA, 1995, col, 89 mins Dir: Allan A. Goldstein

Starring Karen Duffy, Saul Rubinek

Earth is under totalitarian rule in this dystopian thriller. An innocent man convicted of murder has his brain transplanted into his victim. The body rejects the new “brain” and joins forces with a band of freedom fighters to destroy the autocratic state.

NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT UK, 1967, col, 94 mins Dir: Terence Fisher

Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing

In an early case of the Greenhouse Effect, extra-terrestrials take over a remote Scottish island and unleash an unbearable heat wave so that they can survive the winter. Fisher produced a well written, fast paced film with great performances from the iconic Lee and Cushing, influenced by Hammer Horror. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

NOS AMIS LES TERRIENS France, 2006, col, 85 mins Dir: Bernard Werber

Staring Annelise Hesme, Audrey Dana

A fun and highly entertaining faux-documentary in which a race of extra-terrestrials plans to visit Earth, but decides to document some of human case studies before their visit. This results in a number of very funny and insightful comments on human behaviour.

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PREY UK, 1978, col, 86 mins Dir: Norman J. Warren

Starring Barry Stokes, Sally Faulkner

A reclusive lesbian coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life is turned upside down when a mysterious handsome young man enters their life. This enigmatic young man doesn't sleep or eat, and he is revealed to be an alien who has taken on the guise of a human he has murdered, looking for suitable food for his speciesâ&#x20AC;Ś

PROGENY USA, 1998, col, 98 mins Dir: Brian Yunza

Starring Arnold Vosloo Brad Dourif

A couple awake one morning to find that the woman has been mysteriously impregnated by aliens who are experimenting on the human population.

PROJECTED MAN UK, 1966, col, 90 mins Dir: Ian Curteis

Starring Bryant Halliday, Mary Peach

Professor Steiner and his two assistants are absorbed in the projection of matter by means of laser rays. Steiner uses himself as a human guinea pig in order to prove that his experiments work. However, when he is "projected", he returns in horribly mutilated form.

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001 OPERAZIONE GIAMAICA, A (OUR MAN IN JAMAICA) Italy/Spain/West Germany, 1965, col, 88 mins Dir Ernst R. von Theumer, Mel Welles Starring Larry Pennell, Roberto Camardiel, Barbara Valentin An unassuming but enjoyable spy film set in sunny Jamaica. Agent 001 is assigned to hunt down a weapons smuggling outfit operating from an Caribbean island. "Our Man in Jamaica" boasts crisply choreographed action scenes, beautiful location photography, and no shortage of beautiful women. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

BARBADOS QUEST UK, 1955, b/w, 70 mins Dir: Bernard Knowles

Starring Tom Conway, Delphi Lawrence

A private eye investigates the purchase of a forged rare stamp. He finds everyone he meets is involved in the deception: the dealer, an engraver, a secretary and even the owner's nephew. Soon the sleuth finds himself embroiled in a case of murder!

BEYOND SOHO aka TANK MALLING UK, 1989, b/w, 90 mins Dir: James Marcus

Starring Ray Winstone, Jason Connery, Amanda Donohoe

A shamed journalist sees a chance for retribution when he runs into his high-class escort exgirlfriend. She is on the run, having witnessed the murder of a teenage girl by a pillar of society.

BIG SWITCH, THE UK, 1968, col, 81 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Sebastian Breaks, Virginia Weatherell

When a jet-setting gambler has a one-night stand with a beautiful woman, he is unwittingly framed for murder and blackmailed into helping reinstate an old gangster kingpin. Peter Walker’s low budget thriller is a gritty tale examining the lives of small-time gangsters and the subterranean sleazy depths of swinging 60s London. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BLAST OF SILENCE USA, 1961, b/w, 77 mins Dir: Allen Baron

Starring Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker

Professional killer Frankie Bono returns to New York to assassinate a mid-level mobster. Bono is recognized by an old friend whose normal life contrasts heavily with his solitary and haunted existence, which leads him to question his own reality.

BON ET LES MECHANTS, LE France, 1976, b/w, 120 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Marlène Jobert, Jacques Dutronc, Brigitte Fossey

A successful pair of thieves starts a series of political robberies during WW2 to aid the Re-sistance. Bolstered by the buoyant performance of Jacques Dutronc, Lelouch creates a great crime tale which examines the morality of “criminals” during the Nazi occupation. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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BRASS MONKEY, THE UK, 1948, b/w, 84 mins Dir: Thornton Freeland

Starring Carole Landis, Herbert Lom

A radio personality becomes involved with an immoral collector of Buddhist connoisseur art who will stop at nothing to get his hands on a rare brass monkey for his collection.

BREAKAWAY UK, 1956, b/w, 72 mins Dir: Henry Cass

Staring Honor Blackman, Tom Conway

A spy is hunted through Europe after stealing German cold war secrets and when his girlfriend is kidnapped, a private eye investigates the case. As the spy is franticly worried for his girlfriend, the detective plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.

BRUTE FORCE USA, 1947, b/w, 98 mins Dir: Jules Dassin

Starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Yvonne De Carlo

At an overcrowded penitentiary where violence and fear are the norm, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins. Joe plans to escape the brutal prison, but his scheme has every chance of turning into a bloodbath. One of the best prison dramas ever made. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BUTTERFLY KISS UK, 1994, col, 88 mins Dir: Michael Winterbottom

Starring Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves

Winterbottomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third feature is an unsettling variation on "Thelma and Louise." An unusual and often macabre love story/black comedy about two disturbed and lonely women who roam through Northern England on a killing spree. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CADAVERI ECCELLENTI Italy/France, 1976, col, 120 mins Dir: Francesco Rosi

Starring Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi

Enthralling thriller in which a detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of a group of Supreme Court judges. During the investigation he discovers a complex plot that involves the Italian Communist Party.

CALCULATED RISK UK, 1963, b/w, 73 mins Dir: Norman Harrison

Starring William Lucas, Dilys Watling

In this suspenseful and tightly plotted film, a gang breaks into a bank vault through the cellar of an adjacent deserted building. During the break in, they find more than they had bargained for as they set off an unexploded bomb.

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CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY UK, 1940, b/w, 81 mins Dir: George King

Starring Marius Goring, Helen Haye

At Mark's Priory, Lady Lebanon is anxious for her son Willie to marry his reluctant cousin Isla to sire an heir. Isla is attacked by an unknown assailant when she rejects Willie as a lover. Adapted from a story by Edgar Wallace.

CHAQUE JOUR A SON SECRET France, 1975, col, 108 mins Dir: Claude Boissol

Starring Jean Marais, Danièle Delorme

On her return from a trip in the Amazonian forests, Olga (Danièle Delorme) finds an uneasy atmosphere at home. Her former husband has suddenly died of a heart attack following his marriage to the mysterious Hélène (Françoise Fabian). Olga soon suspects that her former husband met an unnatural death and investigates.

CHAT ET LA SOURIS, LE France, 1975, col, 108 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Michèle Morgan, Serge Reggiani, Philippe Léotard

A Hitchcockian thriller about a detective who falls in love with the only suspect in a murder case. Lelouch creates a fine thriller, which stays one step ahead of the audience until the end. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

COLONEL MARCH INVESTIGATES UK, 1952, b/w, 70 mins Dir: Cy Endfield

Starring Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts

The Department of Complaints, run by the mysterious Colonel March at Scotland Yard, investigates bizarre criminal cases beyond the scope of a normal police investigation. Three cases are investigated, including a robbery with invisible loot, a nightclub manager with a foolproof murder alibi and a magician who has murder in mind!

CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (aka MR ARKADIN) France/USA, 1955, b/w, 99 mins Dir: Orson Welles

Starring Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave

Arkadin, a wealthy and mysterious financier, fakes amnesia to mask his corrupt past when a petty criminal tries to blackmail him. Welles creates another fascinating and essential film. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

CUL-DE-SAC UK,1966. b/w, 114 mins Dir: Roman Polanski

Starring Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac

An unusual and startling black comedy, as two wounded gangsters on the run terrorise a pathetic middle-aged man and his beautiful young wife. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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DEADLY TRIANGLE USA, 1989, col, 91 mins Dir: Robbe De Hert

Starring Beatie Edney, Jack Coulter, Peter Firth

After an adulterous affair, a young woman is blackmailed and finds herself in even greater danger from weapons traffickers.

DANGEROUS AFTERNOON UK, 1961, b/w, 63 mins Dir: Charles Saunders

Starring Ruth Dunning, Nora Nicholson

In this crime thriller based on a play by Gerald Anstruther, an extortionist makes life tough for an escaped convict who runs a home for former female prisoners.

DILEMMA UK, 1962, b/w, 70 mins Dir: Peter Maxwell

Starring Peter Halliday, Patricia Burke

A respectable teacher returns home from work to find a strange man dead in the bathroom and his wife missing. The teacher needs to avoid the police so can figure out what's going on.

DISAPPEARANCE, THE UK/Canada, 1977, col, 100 mins Dir: Stuart Cooper

Starring Donald Sutherland, Francine Racette, David Hemmings

An entertaining old-school style spy thriller in which a renowned hit-man cancels his next job with a shadowy international organisation. After the hit is terminated his wife disappears and he believes that these events are connected. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

DON'T TALK TO STRANGE MEN UK, 1962, b/w, 65 mins Dir: Pat Jackson

Starring Christine Gregg, Cyril Raymond

In this tight thriller, a pretty young girl becomes infatuated with a man's voice she hears over the telephone in a public call box. She accepts a blind date with the mysterious caller, leading to a tragic finale...

DOOMWATCH UK, 1975, col, 92 mins Dir: Peter Sasdy

Starring Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson

A year after a giant oil leak off the west coast of England, a scientist visits the small island of Balfe to investigate the spill's effect. The locals are suspicious of his presence, and he notices the almost Neanderthal features of some of the islanders and their aggressive natures.

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DOUBLE CROSS UK, 1956, b/w, 71 mins Dir: Anthony Squire

Starring Donald Houston, William Hartnell, Fay Compton

In this espionage drama, Soviet agents fool a poacher into ferrying them across the English Channel. When the poacher realises who they are, he acts bravely for his country, and defeats the spies.

EYES OF ANNIE JONES, THE UK,1965, b/w, 81 mins Dir: Reginald Laborg

Starring Richard Conte, Francesca Annis

Geraldine Wheeler is found murdered preparing for her holiday in Spain. The only suspect is the taxi driver that took her to the airport, who was also an ex-lover of Geraldineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The police call in Annie Jones, a psychic detective, in order to help solve the mystery.

FOGBOUND Netherlands, 2002, col, 97 mins Dir: Ate de Jong

Starring Luke Perry, Ben Daniels, Orla Brady, Jeroen Krabbe

A married couple and their closet friend are travelling through a mountain region. Slowly a dense fog envelopes the landscape. As the isolation intensifies, the atmosphere grows dangerously volatile and when the fog finally lifts, one of them is dead.

FORBIDDEN UK, 1949, b/w, 87 mins Dir: George King

Starring Doug Montgomery, Hazel Court

Jim and Joan fall in love, but Joan is upset to find out Jim is married to a terminally ill woman. When Jim's wife refuses a divorce, Jim increases her medication instead. Remorseful, Jim rushes home to find her dead but the pills untaken, can Jim clear his name before the police find him?

FOR HIRE USA, 1998, col, 96 mins Dir: Jean Pellerin

Starring Rob Lowe, Joe Mantegna

A dying man agrees to murder a drug dealer to provide a financially secure future for his family but soon realises he is trapped in a deadly game of manipulation and betrayal.

GIRL IN A SWING, THE USA/UK, 1988, col, 119 mins Dir: Gordon Hessler

Starring Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost

Meg Tilly gives a haunting performance in this psychological exploration of obsession, pas-sion and guilt adapted from Richard Adams' novel. An English antique dealer travels to Co-penhagen, falls in love and marries a mysterious German woman. Knowing nothing about her family or her background he discovers a darker side to his new bride, who will do anything to be with the man she loves.

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GIRL IN THE HEADLINES UK, 1963, b/w, 93 mins Dir: Michael Truman

Starring Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser

When the police investigate the case of a murdered model they find themselves stumbling within a maze of lies and evasions, calculated to conceal more than murder. Just when they think that the case is solved, another murder is committed. Based on a novel by Laurence Payne.

GOODBYE GEMINI UK, 1970, col, 89 mins Dir: Alan Gibson

Starring Judy Geeson, Martin Potter, Michael Redgrave

Unnaturally close twin siblings become enmeshed in the swinging London scene where they attract the attention of a heavily indebted gambler who sets up the twins for a blackmail scheme, setting in motion a nightmarish sequence of events. This unusual psychodrama, successfully mixing horror and thriller elements, is a dark tale similar in tone to "Blow Up" and "Peeping Tom" and features one of the last performances from Michael Redgrave. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

GUNMAN IN THE STREET France, 1950, b/w, 92 mins Dir: Frank Tuttle

Starring Simone Signoret, Dane Clark

A gangster escapes from the authorities aided by his mistress. The mistress fools the police about his disappearance but when she tries the same trick with a journalist, she falls in love. Can this situation only end in tragedy for them both?

HITTERS USA, 2002, col, 88 mins Dir: Eric Weston

Starring Robert Davi, Costas Mandylor

A respected civic leader is caught between two rival crime families on the verge of war in this action-packed thriller.

HOME BEFORE MIDNIGHT UK, 1978, col, 115 mins Dir: Pete Walker

Starring Alison Elliott, Richard Todd

HOME OF THE GIANTS USA, 2007, col, 101 mins Dir: Rusty Gorman

Starring Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Eugene Osment

Haley Joel Osment ("The Sixth Sense") stars in this gripping thriller, which is also a dark examination of small-town America. On the surface, the town’s all-star basketball player seems to lead a perfect life: he is popular with everyone and his future seems bright. But all is not what it seems: his estranged brother is a criminal and is forces him to rob a drug dealer’s house. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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HOME TO DANGER UK, 1951, b/w, 66 mins Dir: Terence Fisher

Starring Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson

A young woman return's home after her father's suicide, after inheriting her fathers entire estate. Events indicate the girl is in danger as she suffers several attempts on her life, it is up to the family solicitor to track down the culprit.

HONEYMOON KILLERS, THE USA, 1969, b/w, 106 mins Dir: Leonard Kastle

Starring Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco

A thin, balding young man and a fat, middle-aged woman make an unlikely pair of lovers and ruthless killers. They murder wealthy vulnerable women by contacting them via lonely hearts' columns. Based on the true story of the executed American murderers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

IMPERSONATOR, THE UK, 1961, b/w, 64 mins Dir: Alfred Shaughnessy

Starring John Crawford, Jane Griffith

A prowling killer attacks the community of a British village. The finger of suspicion points to an American airman stationed in the vicinity.

INFERNO IN SAFEHAVEN USA, 1988, col, 87 mins Dir: James McCalmont

Starring Rick Gianasi, John Wittenbaver, Roy McArthur

Following the apocalypse, brute force rules without any law and order for the survivors. The Colt family travel across the dangerous wasteland to find refuge in a safe haven, only to realise that they have exchanged the dangers of a lawless no-manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land for the brutality of terrorists who rule with their own self-imposed laws.

INTERNECINE PROJECT, THE UK, 1974, col, 90 mins Dir: Ken Hughes

Starring James Coburn, Lee Grant

A slick, well-paced and clever thriller about a former secret agent who is about to become a consultant for the American President. Afraid that his murderous past will be discovered, he activates Project Internecine which will trick witnesses to these deeds into eliminating each other. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

INTIMATE DECEPTIONS USA, 1995, col, 96 mins Dir: George Saunders

Starring George Saunders, Nicole Gian, Lisa Boyle

Charlie is plagued by recurring nightmares following the death of a burglar at his home. The trauma is straining his marriage to Jennifer, but when attractive new neighbours arrive, the couple both indulge in adulterous behaviour. What nobody knows is that this illicit situation has been orchestrated by Jennifer's stepfather - for the simple matter of a very large sum of moneyâ&#x20AC;Ś.

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JACK’S BACK USA, 1989, col, 97 mins Dir: Michael Seresin

Starring Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken

A doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed in contemporary Los Angeles. When the doctor himself is murdered, his twin brother comes forward and explains that the twins’ psychological connection was so powerful that he can name the killer. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

JUNGLE STREET UK, 1961, b/w, 82 mins Dir: Charles Saunders Starring David McCallum, Jill Ireland Terry Collins accidentally kills an old man while mugging him. Another gangster finds out about the incident and blackmails Terry into robbing a night club. Terry plans to double-cross his blackmailer by taking off with the money and his girlfriend...

KILLING AFFAIR, A USA, 1986, col, 100 mins Dir: David Saperstein

Starring Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover

In the backwoods of Appalachia in 1943 a woman takes in a stranger who admits he killed her husband and they form an uneasy relationship.

KILLING KIND, THE USA, 1973, col, 88 mins Dir: Curtis Harrington

Starring John Savage, Ann Sothern, Ruth Roman

A handsome young man's disturbing behaviour, coupled with his twisted relationship with his domineering mother, leads to a series of brutal and shocking murders. An undiscovered cult classic featuring John Savage in an early role.

KNIFE IN THE WATER Poland, 1962, b/w, 94 mins Dir: Roman Polanski

Starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka

A bored bourgeois couple set off for a sailing weekend, only to find their ordered world seriously shaken by a beatnik hitchhiker with a completely different outlook on life. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Oscar and winner of the International Critics’ Award at the 1962 Venice Film Festival. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

L.A.P.D.: TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE USA, 2001, col, 94 mins Dir: Ed Anders

Starring Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper

Hopper and Madsen are excellent as cops on opposing sides of the law in this riveting and action-packed drama about police corruption.

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LEGACY, THE UK, 1979, col, 100 mins Dir: Richard Marquand

Starring Katharine Ross, Roger Daltrey

A young American couple on holiday in England becomes the reluctant guests at a stately home inhabited by a geriatric Satanist who believes the young woman is the reincarnation of his mother. A horror inspired murder mystery. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

LESSER EVIL USA, 2006, col, 90 mins Dir: Timothy Bond

Starring Alison Eastwood, Nels Lennarson

A fashion designer is raped by a man in the witness protection program and when she presses charges, she finds the police are hesitant to arrest their key witness. Alison Eastwood produces a fine performance in this morally complex drama.

MALPERTUIS France/Belgium, 1974, col, 95 mins Dir: Harry Kumel

Starring Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire

A young sailor goes to visit his dying uncle, played by Orson Welles, who has captured the gods of ancient Greece, exhausted by years of neglect, and sewn them into human skins with the aid of a taxidermist. But their stuffy ordinariness is only skin deep, and from time to time the somewhat seedy and repressed characters turn into grotesque demons around whom parallel worlds open up like yawning abysses.

MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWER, THE France/USA,1948, col, 104 mins Dir: Burgess Meredith

Starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone

Suspense-filled mystery, based on the Georges Simenon novel â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Battle of Nervesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Inspector Maigret dogs a clever murderer who seems likely to escape justice due to the lack of evidence. Meredith created a complex and gripping film, which was ahead of its time due to its mixture of psychology, amorality and the use of suicide as a narrative device. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MEET MR. MALCOLM UK, 1953, b/w, 65 mins Dir: Daniel Birt

Starring Richard Gale, Sarah Lawson

The body of a successful business man is found at the foot of a cliff. The only clues are two cigarette ends and an empty packet. A young detective-story writer helps the police latch on to the fact that the answer lies with some shady business deals and a stolen chemical formula.

NAKED CITY, THE USA, 1948, b/w, 96 mins Dir: Jules Dassin

Starring Barry Fitztgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart

Semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, filmed on location. Jean Dexter, an attractive model, is murdered. Homicide detectives investigate, as suspicion falls on various shifty characters who all prove to have some connection with a string of apartment burglaries. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH UK, 1948, b/w, 102 mins Dir: St. J. L. Clowes

Starring Jack La Rue, Linden Travers

St. John Legh Clowes provocative gangster thriller caused outrage on its original released in 1948 as it was the first British film classified as an X. Virginal young heiress Miss Blandish is kidnapped by gangster Slim Grissom. During the kidnapping, Slim starts to fall for his hostage while Miss Blandish too finds herself perversely attracted to the gang leader. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ONLY WAY, THE UK, 1970, col, 86 mins Dir: Bent Christensen

Starring Jane Seymour, Martin Potter

THE ONLY WAY depicts one of the great heroic episodes of World War II, when the people of Denmark saved their Jewish citizens from the Nazi conquerors at the risk of their extermination as a nation. From the man on the street to the King of Denmark, the Danish people contributed to one of the greatest conspiracies of European history.

PAINTED SMILE, THE UK, 1962, b/w, 60 mins Dir: Lance Comfort

Starring Liz Fraser, Kenneth Griffith

A criminal on the run attempts to convince a female con artist that he didn't murder her partner in this short suspense film.

PANIC UK, 1963, b/w, 70 mins Dir: John Gilling

Starring Janice Gray, Dyson Lovell

An ex-boxer saves a Swiss girl suffering from amnesia from a criminal who has forced her to take part in a diamond robbery.

PENTHOUSE, THE UK, 1967, col, 93 mins Dir: Peter Collinson

Starring Suzy Kendall, Terence Morgan

In this cleverly written, intelligent drama, a gang of sadists invade an apartment and terrorise the occupants. DĂŠbut by director Collinson, one of Britain's most underrated talents.

REBUS (APPOINTMENT IN BEIRUT) Italy/Spain/West Germany/Argentina, 1969, col, 80 mins Dir: Nino Zanchin

Starring Laurence Harvey, Ann-Margret, Andrea Bosic

Stylish and sexy crime thriller with an international focus. A crime ring is planning a big score by fixing a high stake roulette game. The police enlist the help of an alcoholic croupier to foil the heist, but the plan falls apart when the croupier falls for the criminal mastermindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mistress. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

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REPULSION UK, 1965, b/w, 109 mins Dir: Roman Polanski

Starring Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry

Acclaimed psychological shocker depicting the mental deterioration of a sexually repressed young woman left alone in her sister’s apartment in London for several days. Her madness increases as time passes, leading to the murders of both her landlord and her boyfriend. Deneuve is outstanding in one of the best performances of her career. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

ROMAN DE GARE France, 2007, col, 103 mins Dir: Claude Lelouch

Starring Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant plays a successful novelist whose ghost-writer goes missing under mysterious circumstances. A serial killer escapes from prison. A mysterious man picks up a hitchhiker. This big-budget thriller is an impressively constructed multifaceted story which blurs the lines between reality and fiction. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE (aka MARATHON) UK, 1993, col, 90 mins Dir: Terence Young

Starring George Segal, Lauren Hutton

A brutal U.S. Army officer takes his anger of missing a promotion out on his pregnant wife, who miscarries. On her release from the hospital, she is determined to get revenge. She attempts to win the Rome marathon competing against her husband (who has won the race twice), which sets off a dramatic chain of events.

SCARLET STREET US, 1945, b/w, 103 col DIr: Fritz Lang

Starring Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea

The stars of Lang’s "Woman In The Window" reunite in this masterfully bleak noir. Robinson plays a weak bank clerk who is also an amateur painter. He falls in love with a beautiful femme fatale who, with the help of her pimp / fiancé, passes his paintings off as her own with disastrous consequences. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SHOP AT SLY CORNER (CODE OF SCOTLAND YARD) UK, 1947, b/w, 92 mins Dir: George King

Starring Oscar Homolka, Muriel Pavlow

A lovable old rogue willingly forfeits his life to protect his beloved daughter from the knowledge of his criminal past. An intensely human drama of mystery, suspense and a father’s enduring love.

SOUTHERN CROSS USA, 1999, col, 102 mins Dir: James Becket

Starring Malcolm McDowell, Michael Ironside

An involving thriller in which a man travels to South America to collect his inheritance, following the suspicious death of his wealthy father, and uncovers the dark and sinister secrets which haunt his family.

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STRANGER BY NIGHT USA, 1994, col, 91 mins Dir: Gregory Dark

Starring Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin and William Katt

An absorbing thriller where a Detective on the trail of a serial killer is about to come face to face with the most startling suspect of all, himself!

STRONGROOM UK, 1962, b/w, 81 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Anne Lynn, Derren Nesbitt

Two car robbers plan a once in a lifetime bank robbery but become drawn into a case of potential murder when there are problems with their hostages.

SUMMER HEAT (ZOMERHITTE) Netherlands, 2008, col, 96 mins Dir: Monique van de Ven

Starring Sophie Hilbrand, Waldemar Torenstra, Joeoen Willems

A photographer is offered an assignment on an island shooting wildlife and falls for a hedonistic waitress-student Kathleen, unaware that her boss and sugar-daddy is involved in major drug trade. Both lovers are soon dragged into it, without knowing if they can even trust each other. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SUSPICION UK, 1987, col, 90 mins Dir: Andrew Grieve

Starring Anthony Andrews, Jane Curtin

A remake of Hitchcock's 1941 thriller. A wealthy young woman starts to suspect that her deceptively charming and roguish new husband might be plotting to kill her.

SURVEILLANCE USA. Can, Germany, 2008, col, 97 mins Dir: Jennifer Lynch

Starring Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James

An unnerving thriller directed by Jennifer Lynch, who follows in her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dark filmmaking footsteps but within a more conventional genre footing. Two FBI agents arrive in Santa Fe to interview three witnesses about a series of murders but discover that each witness has a different story and the Feds slowly realise that uncovering the truth comes at a high cost.

TELEPHONE DETECTIVES UK, 2002, col, 87 mins Dir: Mark Reynaud

Starring Anthony Biggs, Celia Nelson

The entire cast and crew of an interactive game show become the target of a sinister serial killer who submits a snuff movie to the Telephone Detectives TV show. The cast and crew must solve the real case and find the serial killer to win the greatest prize, saving their own life!

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THEY MADE ME A FUGITIVE UK, 1947, b/w, 103 mins Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

Starring Trevor Howard, Sally Gray

In this startlingly cold noir, which examines the seamier side of post-war Britain, an airforce officer turned petty criminal is accused of murder and escapes jail in order to destroy the man who put him there. Part poetic realism, part expressionist nightmare, Cavalcanti’s masterpiece bristles with sadism, tenderness and an unbridled style. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

THIRD TIME LUCKY UK, 1948, b/w, 91 mins Dir: Gordon Parry

Starring Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh

A down on his luck gambler falls in love with a naive young girl thinking she will be able to turn his fortunes around. However, a dangerous gangster also desires the girl who will stop at nothing, including murder to have her.

THREE STEPS IN THE DARK UK, 1953, b/w, 60 mins Dir: Daniel Birt

Starring Nicholas Hannen, Greta Gynt

When a wealthy and much-hated eccentric announces that he has altered his will you can bet he's not long for this world. It takes his detective story-writing niece Sophy to sort out the killer from a clutch of greedy relations.

TICKET OF LEAVE MAN UK, 1937, b/w, 71 mins Dir: George King

Starring Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor

The villainous Slaughter runs a benevolent society for ex-convicts, on the surfaces promotes the idea of rehabilitation, but in reality, it drags them further into a life of crime.

TIGER’S TAIL, THE Ire/UK, 2006, col, 96 mins Dir: John Boorman

Starring Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciarán Hinds

A successful developer’s life takes a dramatic downturn when he suffers a huge financial loss and is then faced with the shocking appearance of his apparent double, who seems to want him to atone for the sins from their “shared” past. Set in Ireland and with a great cast, Boorman’s intriguing psychological thriller is a fine examination of the damaging effects of guilt and repression taken to its most extreme consequences. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TIME OF FEAR USA, 2005, col, 88 mins Dir: Alan Swyer

Starring Nick Mancuso, Cheryl Pollak, Greg Lauren

An FBI agent is sent to a small California town to investigate a series of murders which seem to be perversions of biblical punishments. He turns to a priest for help when another young woman is kidnapped

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TIME TO KILL, A UK, 1955, b/w, 64 mins Dir: Charles Saunders Starring John Horsley, Rona Anderson A womanising chemist is accused of murdering his mistress when she is found poisoned. No one believes the chemist’s claims of innocence except his fiancée who is determined to free him, in her search, she unearths an unbelievable extortion plot.

TIRO A SEGNO PER UCCIDERE (TARGET FOR KILLING, A) Italy/Austria/West Germany, 1966, col, 102 mins Dir: Manfred R. Köhler

Starring Klaus Kinski, Stewart Granger, Rupert Davies

In this 007 style adventure, a Lebanese crime syndicate plans to kidnap a rich heiress to exhort her millions. Stewart Granger is the secret agent assigned to protect the heiress.

TOMORROW AT TEN UK, 1962, b/w, 80 mins Dir: Lance Comfort

Starring Robert Shaw, John Gregson

A criminal kidnaps a small boy and locks him in a room containing a time bomb. While the kidnapper makes his demands, he is killed and the police have a race against time to find the boy...

TRAITORS, THE UK, 1963, b/w, 70 mins Dir: Robert Tronson

Starring Patrick Allen, Zena Walker

NATO intelligence is being leaked to foreign interests and two UN secret service men are dispatched to trap the mole.

UNDER A CLOUD UK, 1937, b/w, 67 mins Dir: George King

Starring Edward Rigby, Betty Ann Davies

A man returns to England after 20 years spent in Australia hiding from the police to reconcile with his estranged family.

UNDERCURRENT USA, 1998, col, 94 mins Dir: Frank Kerr

Starring Lorenzo Lamas, Brenda Strong, Frank Vincent

A nightclub manager with financial problems accepts an offer to seduce another man's wife for money, and soon finds himself entwined in a world of deceit after a number of doublecrosses.

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UNDERGROUND USA, 1988, col, 85 mins Dir: James McCalmont

Starring Doc Dougherty, Lennie Loftin, B.J. Geordan

A violent gang of outcasts live below the New York City subway system. As the gang progresses from random attacks to murder, a journalist investigating the story and a vigilante police detective go underground to pursue the killers.

UNE FILLE ET DES FUSILS France,1965, b/w, 93 mins. Dir Claude Lelouch

Starring Janine Magnan, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jacques Portet

Four young people decide they can earn more money from crime than from legitimate work and rise quickly from petty criminals to become an international crime cartel. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

VIOLENT ENEMY UK, 1968, col, 94 mins Dir: Don Sharp

Starring Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire

A high-ranking member of the IRA escapes from prison and becomes involved in a plot to blow up a British power plant. Based on the novel "A Candle for the Dead" by Hugh Marlowe.

WHAT COMES AROUND USA, 2006, col, 120 mins Dir: Monika Mitchell

Starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Bruce Ramsay, George Newbern

A woman's past comes back to haunt her when the pimp she helped put behind bars is released and is after revenge.

WHITE OF THE EYE UK, 1987, col, 110 mins Dir: Donald Cammell

Starring David Keith, Cathy Moriarty, Alan Rosenberg

A twisted killer who tortures and dissects his beautiful victims in homage to an ancient Indian ritual is on the loose in Arizona. All the clues point to one man, and the fact that he is having marital problems only heightens the suspicions. But it’s not that simple, as written and directed by Donald Cammell, master of the mysterious and shocking plot twist. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

WHO? UK, 1974, col, 93 mins Dir: Jack Gold

Starring Elliott Gould, Trevor Howard

Set in Russia during the peak of the Cold War, a scientist is involved in a serious accident, and his brain is transplanted into a cyborg to keep him alive. When he returns to America, the US Government cannot tell if it’s really him or an enemy agent in disguise. Jack Gold’s thought-provoking and paranoid thriller features great performances from Elliot Gould and Joseph Bova. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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1917 UK, 1970, col, 34 mins Dir: Stephen Weeks

Starring Timothy Bateson, David Leland

Gripping First Word War drama set in Northern France. During a cease fire between two lines of opposing trenches a friendly German corporal is contemplating desertion.

ATTENTATO AI TRE GRANDI (DESERT COMMANDOS) Italy/France/West Germany, 1967, col, 96 mins Dir: Umberto Lenzi

Starring Ken Clark, Horst Frank, Jeanne Valérie

The German high command has decided a commando team is to assassinate the big three, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, in Casablanca. The conflicting personal philosophies of the team, the rigors of the desert, and the opposing allied forces all hinder the team in accomplishing their mission. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

BATTLE OF THE V.1, THE UK, 1958, b/w, 104 mins Dir: Vernon Sewell

Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina, Milly Vitale

An action-packed thriller set in occupied WW2 Europe based upon real events. A Polish resistance fighter, is sent to a labour camp, and finds himself at a top secret base where German scientists are working on a new weapon - the V.1 flying bomb. Now, the race is on to get the information back to Britain. Lee is terrific as a cruel Nazi commander.

FIRST OF THE FEW, THE (aka SPITFIRE) UK, 1942, b/w, 117 mins Dir: Leslie Howard

Starring Leslie Howard, David Niven

This exciting WW2 adventure tells the immortal story of the Spitfire, of the man who created it and the men who flew it. It features Howard’s last screen appearance before his disappearance in 1943 on a flying mission. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HANGMEN ALSO DIE USA, 1943, b/w, 131 mins Dir: Fritz Lang

Starring Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan

Fritz Lang’s fiercely anti-Nazi suspense film examines the aftermath of the assassination of SS officer Reinhardt Heydrich in Czechoslovakia and features outstanding performances from a top-notch cast. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

OPERATION JERICHO France, 1945, b/w, 98 mins Dir: Henri Calef

Starring Pierre Brasseur, Nadine Alary

France, June 1944. Fifty prisoners are held captive on a train loaded with petrol to be used by the German troops at Normandy. The Resistance plan to stop the train and have destroyed a number of bridges to hamper its mission but if the Resistance tries to blow up the train, the hostages will die! Based on an actual World War 2 mission.

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OVERLORD UK, 1975, col, 83 mins Dir: Stuart Cooper

Starring Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball

A fascinating World War II movie which interweaves archival war footage with the fictional narrative of a twenty-year-old’s journey from basic training to the front lines of D-Day, bringing to life all the terrors and isolation of war. The film was photographed by Stanley Kubrick’s long-time cinematographer John Alcott and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1975. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PACIFIC INFERNO USA,1979, col, 91 mins Dir: Rolf Bayer

Starring Jim Brown, Richard Jaeckel

Inspired by the true story of the recovery of $16million in silver pesos dumped into Manila Bay by the Allied Forces during WW2. Featuring genuine footage of Pearl Harbour and shot entirely on location in the Philippines, "Pacific Inferno" is an exciting re-telling of one of WW2’s best-kept secrets. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

PASTOR HALL UK,1940, b/w, 97 mins Dir: Roy Boulting

Starring Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam

A German pastor urges his village to resist the new Nazi regime, and he is sent to a concentration camp. A villager helps him escape, but the pastor returns to his church to preach a last sermon chased by storm troopers. Based on a true story.

PER UN PUGNO DI EROI (THE LAST BATALLION) West Germany/Italy, 1967, col, 94 mins Dir: Fritz Umgelter

Starring Horst Frank, Valeria Ciangottini, Karlheinz Fiege

A tale from the French-Prussian war of 1806. A small troop of Prussian soldiers defend a mill in order to defeat the overwhelming advance of the French army.

WHEN THE POPPIES BLOOM AGAIN UK, 1937, b/w, 44 mins Dir: David MacDonald

Starring John Warwick, Nancy Burne

During the First World War, a nurse falls in love with a blinded soldier suspected of being a spy.

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Western 100,000 DOLLARI PER LASSITER (100,000 DOLLARS FOR LASSITER) 1968

RESA DEI CONTI, LA (BIG GUN1966 DOWN, THE)

BOUNTY KILLER, THE

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SEGNO DEL COYOTE, IL

CAVALCA E UCCIDI (RIDE AND KILL)

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SETTE DEL TEXAS, I (HOUR OF 1964 DEATH, THE)

CREDEVANO UNO STINCO DI SANTO, LO (THEY BELIVED HE

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SETTE ORE DI FUOCO (SEVEN HOURS OF GUNFIGHT)

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DUE VIOLENTI, I (TEXAS RANG1964 ER)

SOLO CONTRO TUTTI (JESSE JAMES' KID)

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FACCIA A FACCIA (aka FACE TO 1967 FACE)

TRE DEL COLORADO, I 1967 (GRAVE OF THE GUNFIGHTER,

HANNIE CAULDER

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TRE IMPLACABILI, I (MAGNIFICENT THREE)

HAVE A NICE FUNERAL, MY FRIEND

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TRE SPIETATI, I (GUNFIGHT AT 1966 HIGH NOON)

L'UOMO DELLA VALLE MALEDETTA (MAN OF THE CURSED VALLEY)

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TUTTO PER TUTTO (ALL OUT)

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UN UOMO, UNA COLT (DAKOTA 1968

MANI DI PISTOLERO (HANDS OF 1965 THE GUNFIGHTER)

VIVA GRINGO (LEGACY OF THE 1965 INCAS)

MCMASTERS, THE

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WHITE COMANCHE

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VIVA GRINGO (LEGACY OF THE 1965 INCAS)

1972

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MIO NOME E SCOPONE (DALLAS) POI LO CHIAMARONO IL MAGNIFICO, E (MAN OF THE EAST) QUATTRO INESORABILI, I (RESTLESS FOUR, THE)

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100,000 DOLLARI PER LASSITER (100,000 DOLLARS FOR LASSITER) Italy/Spain, 1968, col, 99 mins, Dir: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Starring Claudio Undari, Pamela Tudor, José Bódalo

Bounty hunter Johnny Forest attempts to carry out his mother's dying wish to bring in his outlaw brother, Clint, in alive. Currently, Clint is on the run from Jurago (a former partner Clint had crossed). Clint accepts Johnny's help and agrees to surrender for now! HD MASTER AVAILABLE

BOUNTY KILLER, THE USA, 1965, col, 92 mins Dir: Spencer G. Bennet

Starring Dan Duryea, Rod Cameron, Audrey Dalton

Willie Duggan arrives in the wild west and experiences how violent it truly is as he discovers that easy money can be made as a bounty hunter. This violent lifestyle comes into crisis when he must choose between this and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.

CAVALCA E UCCIDI (RIDE AND KILL) Italy/Spain, 1964, col, 82 mins Dir José Luis Borau, Mario Caiano

Starring Alex Nicol, Claudio Undari, Renzo Palmer

Spaghetti western influenced by "Rio Bravo". Corrupt officials enlist the services of a bandit to control the town and enlist a drunk to be the new sheriff hoping he will be too incompetent for his job. With the help of the townsfolk, the drunk sheriff defeats the bandit’s gang and the corrupt officials. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

CREDEVANO UNO STINCO DI SANTO, LO (THEY BELIVED HE WAS NO SAINT) Spain/Italy, 1968, col, 98 mins Dir: Juan Bosch

Starring Anthony Steffen, Daniel Martín, Tania Alvarado

Outlaws await the release of an old gold miner from prison, believed to have hidden 28 sacks of gold 20 years ago. They all plan and scheme different ways to acquire the gold which leads to a bloody final conflict.

DUE VIOLENTI, I (TEXAS RANGER) Italy/Spain, 1964, col, 94 mins Dir: Primo Zeglio

Starring Alan Scott, George Martin, Susy Andersen

A Texas Ranger must track down and arrest an old friend wanted for robbery and murder. When the Ranger finds his friend, they are attacked by a gang of rustlers giving the criminal a chance to escape during the confusion.

FACCIA A FACCIA (aka FACE TO FACE) Italy, 1967, col, 108 mins Dir: Sergio Sollima

Starring Tomas Milian, Gian Maria Volontè, William Berger.

A history professor heads west due to his poor health, but falls in with a violent outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, he takes over the gang, leading with a new ‘efficient’ ruthlessness. Classic spaghetti western, featuring stunning cinematography, an Ennio Morricone score and superb direction. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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HANNIE CAULDER UK, 1971, col, 85 mins Dir: Burt Kennedy

Starring Raquel Welch, Robert Culp

Unusual western in which a young woman enlists the help of a drifting bounty hunter to train her to be a crack shot, in order that she can take revenge on the men who raped her and murdered her husband. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

HAVE A NICE FUNERAL, MY FRIEND Italy/Spain, 1971, col, 91 mins Dir: Giuliano Carnimeo

Starring Gianni Garko, Daniela Giordano, Ivano Staccioli

After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to act. Almost everyone in the tiny town of Indian Creek seems eager to buy up the property left behind by the murder victims, and one of them could well be behind the killings.

L'UOMO DELLA VALLE MALEDETTA (MAN OF THE CURSED VALLEY) Italy/Spain, 1964, col, 84 mins Dir: Siro Marcellini

Starring Ty Hardin, Irán Eory, Piero Leri

A young woman fleeing from a gang is saved by a missionary and they become involved in a tense and complex situation involving two warring families. This pre–spaghetti western is a mature and complex story of conflict involving family and race. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MAN CALLED NOON, THE Spain/Italy/UK, 1973, col, 98 mins Dir: Peter Collinson

Starring Richard Crenna, Stephen Boyd, Rosanna Schiaffino

A man with amnesia searches for his identity and learns he is on a mission to avenge the deaths of his wife and child. This probing ideological western examines good and evil in man: should Noon do what is morally right or take his revenge? HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MANI DI PISTOLERO (HANDS OF THE GUNFIGHTER) Spain/Italy, 1965, col, 88 mins Dir: Rafael Romero Marchent

Starring Craig Hill, Gloria Milland, Ralph Baldwyn

A retired gunman returns to the life he left behind when his friends are killed in cold blood and he is threatened with being separated from his son. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

MCMASTERS, THE USA, 1970, col, 87 mins Dir: Alf Kjellin

Starring Burl Ives, Jack Palance

In this rare examination of race in the old west, a black Union soldier returns to the ranch of his former master and is made the co-owner of the land but eventually bigotry and violence step in. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

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MIO NOME E SCOPONE (DALLAS) Spain/Italy, 1975, col, 85 mins Dir: Juan Bosch

Starring Anthony Steffen, Fernando Sancho, Gillian Hills

Dallas lost his father's farm in a card game, and as it is rumoured that a treasure is hidden on the land he decides to re-take what is rightfully his by force.

POI LO CHIAMARONO IL MAGNIFICO, E (MAN OF THE EAST) Italy/France/Yugoslavia, 1972, col, 117 mins Dir: Enzo Barboni

Starring Terence Hill, Gregory Walcott, Harry Carey Jnr.

By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real man. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights, likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers try to teach him how to survive the Wild West. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

QUATTRO INESORABILI, I (RESTLESS FOUR, THE) Italy/Spain, 1965, col, 91 mins Dir: Primo Zeglio

Starring Adam West, Claudio Undar, Dina Loy

West plays a Texas Ranger who comes into conflict with four bandits. When they can’t buy him off or kill him, the Restless Four frame West on a murder rap and when West’s justice comes, it is swift and final. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

RESA DEI CONTI, LA (BIG GUNDOWN, THE) Spain/Italy, 1966, col, 80 mins Dir: Sergio Sollima

Starring Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Luisa Rivelli

Van Cleef is excellent as John Corbett, an unofficial lawman who hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl in this brutal spaghetti western. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

SEGNO DEL COYOTE, IL (SIGN OF THE COYOTE, THE) Italy/Spain, 1963, col, 80 mins Dir: Mario Caiano

Starring Fernando Casanova, María Luz Galicia, Mario Feliciani

A bandit enraged by the injustices done to his people by the victorious American governor decides to avenge his peoples suffering by becoming a masked hero.

SETTE DEL TEXAS, I (HOUR OF DEATH, THE) Spain/Italy, 1964, col, 90 mins Dir: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Starring Paul Piaget, Claudio Undari

A rich landowner from Texas needs to transport his desperately ill wife across the desert through savage Indian land. He hires seven men to help him on this perilous journey strewn with death, passion and betrayal. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

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SETTE ORE DI FUOCO (SEVEN HOURS OF GUNFIGHT) Spain/Italy/West Germany, 1964, col, 76 mins Dir: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Staring Rik Van Nutter, Adrian Hoven, Gloria Milland

Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane, are hired by the U.S. Government to uncover who is selling arms to the Sioux, and to put a stop to the Sioux's warpath. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

SOLO CONTRO TUTTI (JESSE JAMES' KID) Italy/Spain, 1965, col, 94 mins Dir: Antonio del Amo

Starring Claudio Undari, Mercedes Alonso, Adrian Hoven

Bill was a child when his father Jesse James was killed. As Bill grows up, he starts to resemble his father, which cause’s him serious problems as everyone he meets holds him accountable for his father’s actions. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

TRE DEL COLORADO, I (GRAVE OF THE GUNFIGHTER, THE) Spain/Italy, 1967, col, 89 mins Dir: Amando de Ossorio

Starring George Martin, Diana Lorys, Luis Marín

An action adventure in which Hudson River fur trappers rebel against their English masters. The chief of this rebel posse kidnaps the daughter of the ruthless landowner as a bartering tool in their plot for revenge, which ends as a bloody but just resolution. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TRE IMPLACABILI, I (MAGNIFICENT THREE) Spain/Italy, 1963, col, 86 mins Dir: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Starring Geoffrey Horne, Claudio Undari, Massimo Carocci

Bleak, brutal, and beautifully shot. Cesar Guzman returns home to find his pregnant wife murdered. He plans revenge and is quickly joined by a wandering gunman Silveira, and his rival and ‘best enemy’. Together the three gradually eliminate Cesar’s enemies in bloody and vicious fashion. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

TRE SPIETATI, I (GUNFIGHT AT HIGH NOON) Spain/Italy, 1966, col, 97 mins Dir: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Starring Richard Harrison, Claudio Undari, Gloria Milland

Three brothers (a sheriff, an outlaw and a rancher), all independently seek justice for the murder of their father in this violent tale of revenge. HD MASTER AVAILABLE.

TUTTO PER TUTTO (ALL OUT) Italy/Spain, 1968, col, 84 mins Dir: Umberto Lenzi

Starring John Ireland, Mark Damon, Mónica Randall

Johnny Sweet and Owl join forces with two Mexicans to find a cache of stolen gold. They track down a mysterious Indian known as Copperface, who had stolen the gold from the bandit leader Caranza. This uneasy alliance turns into a series of double crosses, as greed seduces everyone and they all try to seize the gold.

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UN UOMO, UNA COLT (DAKOTA JOE) Spain/Italy, 1968, col, 85 mins Dir: Tulio Demicheli

Starring Claudio Undari, Fernando Sancho, Mirko Ellis

Joe Dakota is an evil wealthy landowner who hires a gunman to kill a doctor, as the doctor is an ardent supporter of the revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. HD MASTER AVAILABLE

VIVA GRINGO (LEGACY OF THE INCAS) Spain/Italy/Bulgaria/West Germany, 1965, col, 100 mins Dir: Georg Marischka

Starring Guy Madison, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey

The president of Peru assigns the last descendant of the Incas the task of trying to stop an Indian tribe.

WHITE COMANCHE Italy, 1969, col, 95 mins Dir: Gilbert Lee

Starring William Shatner, Rosanna Yanni

Twin sons of an Indian mother and a white settler fight each other. One, Notah, leads a bunch of renegade Comanche's while the other, Johnny Moon, lives among the white people - the "enemy". William Shatner plays dual roles and is aided by Joseph Cotten as the sheriff.

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